Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Imbulpe
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(88 %)
Area
255,5km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
21,9°C
Annual rain
2 540mm
Warmest m°
26,8°C
Coldest m°
16,8°C
Elevation: 870 m on average (min 425 m, max 2 104 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
2 540mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
16,8°C
Mean alt.
870m
Min
425m
Max
2 104m
Std. dev.
408m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(88 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
52,8g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
26,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
69,0g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
54,6g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
27,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
34,9g/kg
Clay
42,6%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
25,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.9%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)17.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
80,1%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN Ib · 4IUCN Ia · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
Peak Wilderness NR
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2009
135 km²
Peak Wilderness
IUCN Not ReportedConservation Forest · 2009
44 km²
Ilukpelessa
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
39 km²
Horton Plains
IUCN IINational Park · 1988
31 km²
Rajawaka
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2008
26 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Peak Wilderness NRNature ReserveIUCN Ia2009135 km²
- Peak WildernessConservation ForestIUCN Not Reported200944 km²
- IlukpelessaReserved ForestIUCN Ib200939 km²
- Horton PlainsNational ParkIUCN II198831 km²
- RajawakaReserved ForestIUCN Ib200826 km²
- WaleweNimmnaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200817 km²
- WelegamaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20128 km²
- MorahelaWHConservation ForestIUCN Ia20085 km²
- BogandanaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20093 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN