Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2007
924 km²
Commune · CHE
Gresso
Switzerland
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(71 %)
Area
8,7km²
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°
3,4°C
Annual rain
2 584mm
Warmest m°
17,3°C
Coldest m°
-10,6°C
Elevation: 1 611 m on average (min 1 001 m, max 1 960 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,4°C
Annual rain
2 584mm
Warmest month
17,3°C
Coldest month
-10,6°C
Mean alt.
1 611m
Min
1 001m
Max
1 960m
Std. dev.
296m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(71 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
61,8g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
49,8%
Silt
32,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Locarno
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
91,5g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
49,8%
Silt
32,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
59,3g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
50,1%
Silt
32,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
34,6g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
33,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.7%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.9%
Other (grassland, water…)52.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
10,0%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Valli Busai e Soladino
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
13 km²
Valle di Lodano
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
8 km²
Monte
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Coleta
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN