Grands Causses
IUCN VRegional Nature Park · 1995
3 807 km²
Commune · FRA
Clermont-l'Hérault
France
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Area
33,2km²
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°
14,1°C
Annual rain
962mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
2,9°C
Elevation: 156 m on average (min 42 m, max 280 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
962mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
2,9°C
Mean alt.
156m
Min
42m
Max
280m
Std. dev.
54m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
40,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Hérault
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
66,8g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
40,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
41,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
29,2%
Silt
39,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.4%
Crops8.9%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
2,4nW
Built-up
262,9%
Pesticides
42,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN V · 1
Le Salagou
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2020
128 km²
Mines de Villeneuvette
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2016
3 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.