Amden
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
18 km²
Commune · CHE
Alt St. Johann
Switzerland
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(53 %)
Area
53km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
3,8°C
Annual rain
2 271mm
Warmest m°
17,1°C
Coldest m°
-9,8°C
Elevation: 1 413 m on average (min 1 002 m, max 2 003 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,8°C
Annual rain
2 271mm
Warmest month
17,1°C
Coldest month
-9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 413m
Min
1 002m
Max
2 003m
Std. dev.
282m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(53 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
81,0g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
40,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Toggenburg
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
118,2g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
40,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
80,9g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
40,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
44,0g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
40,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.4%
Crops9.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil5.4%
Other (grassland, water…)56.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
44,2%
Pesticides
56,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN IV · 5IUCN Not Assigned · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Gräppelen
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance · 1996
0 km²
Schären
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Schwendiseen
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance · 1994
0 km²
Alplichopf
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Espel
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance · 1994
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- AmdenForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned202318 km²
- GräppelenFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National ImportanceIUCN IV19960 km²
- SchärenFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- SchwendiseenFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National ImportanceIUCN IV19940 km²
- AlplichopfFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- EspelFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National ImportanceIUCN IV19940 km²
- SchwendiseenFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National ImportanceIUCN Ia19910 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN