Western Caucasus
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1999
2 877 km²
Autonomous Republic · geo
Abkhazia
Georgia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(38 %)
Area
8 812,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
8,5°C
Annual rain
2 573mm
Warmest m°
21,7°C
Coldest m°
-4,9°C
Elevation: 1 047 m on average (min -175 m, max 3 591 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,5°C
Annual rain
2 573mm
Warmest month
21,7°C
Coldest month
-4,9°C
Mean alt.
1 047m
Min
-175m
Max
3 591m
Std. dev.
845m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(38 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
76,2g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
41,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
115,1g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
42,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
71,1g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
41,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
41,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.2%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)36.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
30,3%
Pesticides
19,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN IV · 3IUCN Ia · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 2IUCN Ib · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Sochinskij nacional`nyj park
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
2 077 km²
Teberda
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1997
1 475 km²
Dautskij
IUCN IbState Natural Zakaznik · 1986
772 km²
Maruhskij
IUCN IVState Natural Zakaznik · 2004
505 km²
Pskhu-Gumista Nature Reserve
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 1941
388 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Western CaucasusWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19992 877 km²
- Sochinskij nacional`nyj parkNational ParkIUCN II19832 077 km²
- TeberdaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19971 475 km²
- DautskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN Ib1986772 km²
- MaruhskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV2004505 km²
- Pskhu-Gumista Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia1941388 km²
- RitsaEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported380 km²
- ArhyzskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV1967364 km²
- DamhurcState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV1998332 km²
- PskhuEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported257 km²
- Bichvinta-MiuseraEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported237 km²
- Ritsa Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia1930164 km²
- GumistaEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported136 km²
- AmtkeliEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported81 km²
- Bichvinta-Miusera Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia196540 km²
- Prirodnyj ornitologicheskij park v Imeretinskoj nizmennostiNatural ParkIUCN II20103 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN