Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Baixada Maranhense
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 1991
17 283 km²
Municipality · BRA
Bela Vista do Maranhão
Brazil
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
6
Area
148km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
4 distinct species · 6 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,5°C
Annual rain
1 922mm
Warmest m°
33,9°C
Coldest m°
23,1°C
Elevation: 25 m on average (min 14 m, max 36 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
1 922mm
Warmest month
33,9°C
Coldest month
23,1°C
Mean alt.
25m
Min
14m
Max
36m
Std. dev.
5m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
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
17,7g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
33,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
31,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.5%
Crops2.1%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)67.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
37 662km²
Discharge in basins
61,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 701mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Mean runoff
602mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
27m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
56,0%
Pesticides
56,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 2🌊 Marine · 2
Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
17 283 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN