Marais Poitevin
IUCN VRegional Nature Park · 2014
1 986 km²
Commune · FRA
La Couture
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
7,2km²
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°
12,6°C
Annual rain
842mm
Warmest m°
24,1°C
Coldest m°
3,2°C
Elevation: 21 m on average (min 6 m, max 52 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,6°C
Annual rain
842mm
Warmest month
24,1°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
21m
Min
6m
Max
52m
Std. dev.
17m
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
6,3
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
47,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Vendée
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
50,7g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
49,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
23,9%
Silt
49,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
26,5%
Silt
44,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.7%
Crops54.3%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)31.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
47,2%
Pesticides
42,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Marais poitevin
IUCN IIIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2023
690 km²
Marais poitevin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2019
682 km²
Marais Poitevin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
479 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.