Western Caucasus
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1999
2 877 km²
Republic · rus
Karachay-Cherkess
Russia
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(61 %)
Area
15 087,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
3,9°C
Annual rain
1 348mm
Warmest m°
18,8°C
Coldest m°
-11,3°C
Elevation: 1 656 m on average (min 370 m, max 5 256 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,9°C
Annual rain
1 348mm
Warmest month
18,8°C
Coldest month
-11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 656m
Min
370m
Max
5 256m
Std. dev.
776m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(61 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
56,2g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
40,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
84,4g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
40,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
50,6g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
40,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
33,7g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
39,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.4%
Crops19.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.8%
Other (grassland, water…)48.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
22,1%
Pesticides
2,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas39
IUCN III · 19IUCN IV · 10IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN V · 1📍 Point sites · 50
Kavkazskiy
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1978
2 747 km²
Teberda
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1997
1 475 km²
Priel`brus`e
IUCN IINational Park · 1986
1 014 km²
Dautskij
IUCN IbState Natural Zakaznik · 1986
772 km²
Maruhskij
IUCN IVState Natural Zakaznik · 2004
505 km²
Complete list39 protected areas
- Western CaucasusWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19992 877 km²
- KavkazskiyUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19782 747 km²
- TeberdaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19971 475 km²
- Priel`brus`eNational ParkIUCN II19861 014 km²
- DautskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN Ib1986772 km²
- MaruhskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV2004505 km²
- Nizhne-MalkinskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV1973448 km²
- HasautskijState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV1998423 km²
- Pskhu-Gumista Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia1941388 km²
- Svaneti 1Emerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported374 km²
- ArhyzskijState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV1967364 km²
- DamhurcState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV1998332 km²
- PskhuEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported257 km²
- Verhne-MalkinskijState Landscape ZakaznikIUCN IV1972219 km²
- El`burganskijState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV1998158 km²
- LabinskijState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV1998112 km²
- Uchastki tisa yagodnogo v Bekeshevskom i Borgustanskom lesnichestvahNatural MonumentIUCN III196128 km²
- Malyj EssentuchokState Natural ZakaznikIUCN IV200025 km²
- KislovodskijNational ParkIUCN V201610 km²
- Pojmennyj lesNatural MonumentIUCN III19788 km²
- Roshha tisa yagodnogoNatural MonumentIUCN III19784 km²
- Belaya skalaState Zoological Zakaznik-ReservatIUCN IV19984 km²
- Kuvinskoe ushhel`eNatural MonumentIUCN III19812 km²
- Roshha tisa yagodnogoNatural MonumentIUCN III19782 km²
- Oblepihovaya roshhaNatural MonumentIUCN III19781 km²
- Holm GagrNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Oblepihovaya roshhaNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Oblepihovaya roshhaNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Rim-GoraNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Roshha tisa yagodnogoNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Lermontovskaya skalaNatural MonumentIUCN III19610 km²
- Ozero Hurla-Kel`Natural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Rybnoe ozeroNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Skaly Bronenosec i MinonosecNatural MonumentIUCN III19610 km²
- Kol`co goraNatural MonumentIUCN III19610 km²
- Oblepihovaya roshhaNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Skala Zamok kovarstva i lyubviNatural MonumentIUCN III19780 km²
- Belomechetskij peschanyj kar`erNatural MonumentIUCN Not Reported19610 km²
- Lermontovskij vodopadNatural MonumentIUCN III19610 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN