Wadi El Rayan
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1989
1 756 km²
Subdivision · EGY
Itsa
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
453,8km²
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
9mm
Warmest m°
37,1°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 12 m on average (min -6 m, max 64 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
9mm
Warmest month
37,1°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
12m
Min
-6m
Max
64m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
21,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
23,6g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
21,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
52,0%
Silt
21,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
21,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.8%
Crops67.2%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil11.7%
Other (grassland, water…)14.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
11hab/km²
Night light
5,7nW
Built-up
295,2%
Pesticides
18,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Wadi El Rayan Protected Area
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 756 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN