Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA)
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1998
23 644 km²
Subdivision · MAR
Ait Makhlouf
Morocco
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
33
Area
105,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 33 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,0°C
Annual rain
279mm
Warmest m°
37,9°C
Coldest m°
8,0°C
Elevation: 519 m on average (min 258 m, max 886 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
279mm
Warmest month
37,9°C
Coldest month
8,0°C
Mean alt.
519m
Min
258m
Max
886m
Std. dev.
182m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
27,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Taroudannt
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
27,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.9%
Crops15.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil16.0%
Other (grassland, water…)62.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,6km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
11 210km²
Discharge in basins
0,9m³/s
Mean precip.
296mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,78
Mean runoff
72mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
740m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
8,7%
Pesticides
22,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN