Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Bumushisho
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(60 %)
Area
4,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
4 941mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
13,4°C
Elevation: 1 648 m on average (min 1 445 m, max 1 814 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
4 941mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
13,4°C
Mean alt.
1 648m
Min
1 445m
Max
1 814m
Std. dev.
127m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(60 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
26,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Manjiya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
59,5g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
46,1g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
26,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
30,1g/kg
Clay
44,4%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
24,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.9%
Crops21.9%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)41.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
18hab/km²
Built-up
295,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN