Vogelsberg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1992
636 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Hungen
Germany
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
86,6km²
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°
9,7°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest m°
23,1°C
Coldest m°
-1,7°C
Elevation: 166 m on average (min 128 m, max 245 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,7°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
-1,7°C
Mean alt.
166m
Min
128m
Max
245m
Std. dev.
24m
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
6,6
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
21,7%
Silt
50,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Gießen
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
40,7g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
21,6%
Silt
50,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
20,9%
Silt
50,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
49,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.7%
Crops58.2%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)16.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
124,7%
Pesticides
28,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN IV · 8IUCN V · 1
Wetterau
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1992
107 km²
Laubacher Wald
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2008
95 km²
Auenverbund Wetterau
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area · 2015
74 km²
Langder Wald und Silbachtal
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2023
12 km²
Horloffaue zwischen Hungen und Grund-Schwalheim
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2008
6 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- VogelsbergSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1992636 km²
- WetterauSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1992107 km²
- Laubacher WaldSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported200895 km²
- Auenverbund WetterauLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V201574 km²
- Langder Wald und SilbachtalNature ReserveIUCN IV202312 km²
- Horloffaue zwischen Hungen und Grund-SchwalheimSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20086 km²
- Wälder und Flachwasserteiche östlich LichSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20086 km²
- Mittlere HorloffaueNature ReserveIUCN IV19842 km²
- Basalthügel des Vogelsberges im Randbereich zur WetterauSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20081 km²
- Seifenwiesen und LuchseeNature ReserveIUCN IV19931 km²
- Grünland bei Bellersheim und ObbornhofenSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20081 km²
- Im Tiefen Ried bei SteinheimNature ReserveIUCN IV19900 km²
- Kaltenrain bei SteinheimSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20080 km²
- Mairied von Rodheim und Gänsweid von SteinheimNature ReserveIUCN IV19850 km²
- Am Wallenberg bei VillingenNature ReserveIUCN IV19820 km²
- Eisenkaute von InheidenNature ReserveIUCN IV19860 km²
- An der Kühweide bei SteinheimNature ReserveIUCN IV19900 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN