Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2001
826 km²
Commune · CHE
Betten
Switzerland
ETPolar, tundra(67 %)
Area
25,7km²
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°
-1,4°C
Annual rain
2 047mm
Warmest m°
13,1°C
Coldest m°
-15,4°C
Elevation: 2 301 m on average (min 1 003 m, max 3 401 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-1,4°C
Annual rain
2 047mm
Warmest month
13,1°C
Coldest month
-15,4°C
Mean alt.
2 301m
Min
1 003m
Max
3 401m
Std. dev.
624m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(67 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
66,0g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
36,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Raron
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
105,5g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
36,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
55,6g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
36,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
35,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil21.9%
Other (grassland, water…)66.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
20,5%
Pesticides
34,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Aletschwald
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves · 1992
15 km²
Hegi
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Obers Nussböüm
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Obers Filet
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Tschampenmatt
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2001826 km²
- AletschwaldFederal Hunting ReservesIUCN IV199215 km²
- HegiFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Obers NussböümFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Obers FiletFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- TschampenmattFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- RittiFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- BettmeralpFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National ImportanceIUCN IV20010 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN