Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
City · AUS
Lithgow
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(89 %)
Area
4 511,8km²
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°
13,1°C
Annual rain
833mm
Warmest m°
25,5°C
Coldest m°
2,6°C
Elevation: 767 m on average (min 262 m, max 1 221 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,1°C
Annual rain
833mm
Warmest month
25,5°C
Coldest month
2,6°C
Mean alt.
767m
Min
262m
Max
1 221m
Std. dev.
217m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(89 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
20,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
50,1g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
64,5%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
32,7g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
62,4%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
20,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest62.4%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)35.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
11,4%
Pesticides
7,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN II · 8IUCN Ib · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN III · 1
Wollemi
IUCN IbNational Park · 2022
5 056 km²
Blue Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 2022
2 693 km²
Kanangra-Boyd
IUCN IbNational Park · 2018
718 km²
Gardens of Stone
IUCN IIState Conservation Area · 2024
302 km²
Gardens of Stone
IUCN IINational Park · 2022
156 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200010 337 km²
- WollemiNational ParkIUCN Ib20225 056 km²
- Blue MountainsNational ParkIUCN II20222 693 km²
- Kanangra-BoydNational ParkIUCN Ib2018718 km²
- Gardens of StoneState Conservation AreaIUCN II2024302 km²
- Gardens of StoneNational ParkIUCN II2022156 km²
- WinburndaleNature ReserveIUCN Ia2020110 km²
- CaperteeNational ParkIUCN II202168 km²
- Mugii Murum-banState Conservation AreaIUCN II201639 km²
- JenolanKarst Conservation ReserveIUCN III201231 km²
- TuronNational ParkIUCN II200931 km²
- MarrangarooNational ParkIUCN II200717 km²
- Evans CrownNature ReserveIUCN II19834 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN