Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1978
2 141 km²
Shire · AUS
Bass Coast
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
864,8km²
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°
14,1°C
Annual rain
931mm
Warmest m°
21,9°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 54 m on average (min -15 m, max 237 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
931mm
Warmest month
21,9°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
54m
Min
-15m
Max
237m
Std. dev.
51m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
74,1g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
19,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
95,4g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
20,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
71,9g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
19,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
55,0g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
19,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.3%
Crops24.5%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
103,3%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas31
IUCN IV · 17IUCN Ia · 7IUCN II · 2IUCN III · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 7
Western Port
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1982
600 km²
Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park
IUCN VINational Parks Act Schedule 3 Other Parks · 2021
32 km²
Bunurong
IUCN IIMarine National Park · 2002
20 km²
Phillip Island Nature Park
IUCN IIIOther · 2013
20 km²
Churchill Island
IUCN IIMarine National Park · 2002
7 km²
Complete list31 protected areas
- Mornington Peninsula & Western PortUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19782 141 km²
- Western PortWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1982600 km²
- Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal ParkNational Parks Act Schedule 3 Other ParksIUCN VI202132 km²
- BunurongMarine National ParkIUCN II200220 km²
- Phillip Island Nature ParkOtherIUCN III201320 km²
- Churchill IslandMarine National ParkIUCN II20027 km²
- Grantville N.C.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN Ia19924 km²
- Reef Island and Bass River Mouth N.C.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN Ia19973 km²
- The Gurdies N.C.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN Ia19923 km²
- Hurdy Gurdy Creek N.C.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia20050 km²
- Wonthaggi Wetlands ReserveNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Grantville B.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19810 km²
- Bass River SS.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN III19970 km²
- Ventnor B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV20010 km²
- Screw Creek N.C.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN Ia20110 km²
- Wonthaggi G244 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Unnamed C0293Private Nature ReserveIUCN IV19920 km²
- Wonthaggi G242 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G240 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G239 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19990 km²
- Wonthaggi G237 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Kilcunda N.C.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN Ia20080 km²
- Corinella B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G246 B.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Colbert Ck B.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Corinella Cemetery B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19790 km²
- Cape Patterson N.C.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN Ia19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G243 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G245 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19970 km²
- Wonthaggi G241 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- Drumdlemara H4 B.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19840 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN