Mercantour [Aire D\'Adhésion]
IUCN VNational Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion · 1979
1 122 km²
Commune · FRA
Beuil
France
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(58 %)
Area
75,3km²
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°
4,2°C
Annual rain
1 433mm
Warmest m°
18,3°C
Coldest m°
-9,7°C
Elevation: 1 789 m on average (min 1 251 m, max 2 428 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,2°C
Annual rain
1 433mm
Warmest month
18,3°C
Coldest month
-9,7°C
Mean alt.
1 789m
Min
1 251m
Max
2 428m
Std. dev.
284m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(58 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
67,4g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
40,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Alpes-Maritimes
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
102,4g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
41,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
58,9g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
41,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
40,9g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
39,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.9%
Crops1.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil13.1%
Other (grassland, water…)59.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
11,9%
Pesticides
35,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
680 km²
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
679 km²
Mercantour
IUCN IINational Park - Core Area · 1979
679 km²
Massif du Lauvet d'Ilonse et des Quatre Cantons - Dome de Barrot - Gorges du Cians
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015
151 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.