Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1978
2 141 km²
City · AUS
Casey
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
409,4km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
14,3°C
Annual rain
801mm
Warmest m°
25,7°C
Coldest m°
6,2°C
Elevation: 38 m on average (min -2 m, max 176 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
801mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
6,2°C
Mean alt.
38m
Min
-2m
Max
176m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
58,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
19,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
85,6g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
60,6%
Silt
20,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
57,3%
Silt
19,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
37,5g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
18,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops7.5%
Built-up7.1%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)70.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
7,5nW
Built-up
706,8%
Pesticides
17,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN IV · 4IUCN Ia · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Western Port
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1982
600 km²
North Western Port N.C.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve · 2002
20 km²
Melbourne Strategic Assessment Reserve
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2024
13 km²
Yaringa
IUCN IIMarine National Park · 2002
8 km²
Churchill
IUCN IIINational Park · 1941
3 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Mornington Peninsula & Western PortUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19782 141 km²
- Western PortWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1982600 km²
- North Western Port N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia200220 km²
- Melbourne Strategic Assessment ReserveNature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV202413 km²
- YaringaMarine National ParkIUCN II20028 km²
- ChurchillNational ParkIUCN III19413 km²
- Cardinia Creek N.C.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN Ia19970 km²
- Cranbourne Wetlands N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19990 km²
- Warneet N.F.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV20080 km²
- Warneet Balaka St B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV0 km²
- Warneet Iluka St B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN