Schwäbische Alb
IUCN Not Assignedbiosphere reserve · 2008
853 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Heroldstatt
Germany
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
22,3km²
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°
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 017mm
Warmest m°
20,6°C
Coldest m°
-4,6°C
Elevation: 760 m on average (min 693 m, max 816 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 017mm
Warmest month
20,6°C
Coldest month
-4,6°C
Mean alt.
760m
Min
693m
Max
816m
Std. dev.
20m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
57,7g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
13,8%
Silt
54,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Alb-Donau-Kreis
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
93,0g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
14,0%
Silt
56,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
48,3g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
13,3%
Silt
55,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
14,2%
Silt
53,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.3%
Crops47.1%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)31.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
139,4%
Pesticides
23,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN V · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN Not Reported · 3
Schwäbische Alb, Entwicklungszone
IUCN Not Assignedbiosphere reserve - transition area · 2008
472 km²
Mittlere Schwäbische Alb
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
396 km²
Schwäbische Alb, Pflegezone
IUCN Not Assignedbiosphere reserve - buffer zone · 2008
354 km²
Münsinger Alb
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019
65 km²
Schelklingen
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2001
44 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Schwäbische Albbiosphere reserveIUCN Not Assigned2008853 km²
- Schwäbische Alb, Entwicklungszonebiosphere reserve - transition areaIUCN Not Assigned2008472 km²
- Mittlere Schwäbische AlbSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2007396 km²
- Schwäbische Alb, Pflegezonebiosphere reserve - buffer zoneIUCN Not Assigned2008354 km²
- Münsinger AlbSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201965 km²
- SchelklingenLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V200144 km²
- BlaubeurenLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V199334 km²
- Tiefental und SchmiechtalSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201933 km²
- LaichingenLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V200032 km²
- HeroldstattLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V20027 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN