Cordillera Volcánica Central
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1988
6 512 km²
Canton · CRI
Alvarado
Costa Rica
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(80 %)
Area
79,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
14,0°C
Annual rain
4 734mm
Warmest m°
18,6°C
Coldest m°
9,3°C
Elevation: 2 062 m on average (min 1 144 m, max 3 214 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,0°C
Annual rain
4 734mm
Warmest month
18,6°C
Coldest month
9,3°C
Mean alt.
2 062m
Min
1 144m
Max
3 214m
Std. dev.
519m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(80 %)Temperate
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
67,4g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
34,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
85,2g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
34,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
66,0g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
51,0g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
33,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.8%
Crops54.1%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)22.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
1,6nW
Built-up
167,7%
Pesticides
91,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Cordillera Volcanica Central
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1975
586 km²
Volcan Irazu
IUCN IINational Park · 1955
20 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN