Great Barrier Reef
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
349 115 km²
Shire · AUS
Hinchinbrook
Australia
AmTropical, monsoon(52 %)
Area
2 801,4km²
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°
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 730mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 173 m on average (min -26 m, max 909 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 730mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
173m
Min
-26m
Max
909m
Std. dev.
228m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(52 %)Tropical
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
24,1g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
22,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
51,7%
Silt
22,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
22,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
21,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest59.0%
Crops8.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)32.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
18,8%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas24
IUCN VI · 10IUCN II · 6IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ia · 2IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 20
Great Barrier Reef
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2004
213 763 km²
Great Barrier Reef
IUCN IIMarine Park · 2004
114 314 km²
Great Barrier Reef Coast
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2004
42 456 km²
Great Barrier Reef Coast
IUCN IIMarine Park · 2004
15 803 km²
Great Barrier Reef
IUCN IVMarine Park · 2004
15 030 km²
Complete list24 protected areas
- Great Barrier ReefWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable1981349 115 km²
- Great Barrier ReefMarine ParkIUCN VI2004213 763 km²
- Great Barrier ReefMarine ParkIUCN II2004114 314 km²
- Great Barrier Reef CoastMarine ParkIUCN VI200442 456 km²
- Great Barrier Reef CoastMarine ParkIUCN II200415 803 km²
- Great Barrier ReefMarine ParkIUCN IV200415 030 km²
- Wet Tropics of QueenslandWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19888 931 km²
- GirringunIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN VI20137 198 km²
- Great Barrier Reef CoastMarine ParkIUCN IV20044 084 km²
- GirringunIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN III20133 538 km²
- GirringunNational ParkIUCN II20243 005 km²
- Great Barrier ReefMarine ParkIUCN Ia2004860 km²
- Paluma RangeNational ParkIUCN II2024800 km²
- Great Barrier Reef CoastMarine ParkIUCN Ia2004412 km²
- GirringunIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN IV2013139 km²
- HinchinbrookFish Habitat Area (A)IUCN VI1999127 km²
- Cattle-Palm CreeksFish Habitat Area (B)IUCN VI201171 km²
- HalifaxFish Habitat Area (B)IUCN VI200353 km²
- Halifax Bay WetlandsNational ParkIUCN II202249 km²
- Orpheus IslandNational ParkIUCN II200012 km²
- Range ViewNature RefugeIUCN VI201512 km²
- MessmateNature RefugeIUCN VI20236 km²
- LiefwayNature RefugeIUCN VI20061 km²
- BenaiahNature RefugeIUCN VI20180 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN