Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Constituency · SWZ
Lugongolweni
Swaziland
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)
Area
471,8km²
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°
20,9°C
Annual rain
858mm
Warmest m°
28,7°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 430 m on average (min 125 m, max 649 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,9°C
Annual rain
858mm
Warmest month
28,7°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
430m
Min
125m
Max
649m
Std. dev.
121m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)Temperate
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
20,8g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
26,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
26,9g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
27,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
43,3%
Sand
31,6%
Silt
25,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.2%
Crops14.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%
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
23,8%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1
Mlawula Nature Reserve
IUCN IINature Reserve · 1977
161 km²
Shewula
IUCN Not ApplicableOECM · 2020
32 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN