Mount Nimba
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1980
224 km²
Commune · GIN
Bossou
Guinea
AwTropical, savannah(93 %)
Area
214,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,6°C
Annual rain
2 015mm
Warmest m°
30,9°C
Coldest m°
18,5°C
Elevation: 632 m on average (min 492 m, max 1 413 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
2 015mm
Warmest month
30,9°C
Coldest month
18,5°C
Mean alt.
632m
Min
492m
Max
1 413m
Std. dev.
177m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(93 %)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
33,6g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
19,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Lola
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
46,7g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
19,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest61.8%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)36.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
18,1%
Pesticides
2,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
193 km²
East Nimba Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2003
136 km²
Monts Nimba
IUCN IaStrict Nature Reserve · 1944
135 km²
Réserve integrale du Mont Nimba
IUCN IaIntegral nature reserve · 1944
51 km²
Bossou
IUCN VIClassified Forest · 1992
4 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN