UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · gbr
Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere
- Area
- 19 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 2014
Overview
- Designation
- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- Established
- 2014
- Managing authority
- Brighton and Hove City Council
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
3 018 distinct species · 45 431 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 127 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 22.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
592km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
693mm/an
Mean T°
9,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,04
Max snow
7%
Mean runoff
398mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
57m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 50.84254, -0.05855
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.