Shikoku Mountains
IUCN VGreen Corridor · 2003
171 km²
Town · JPN
Motoyama
Japan
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(85 %)
Species observed
1 389
Observations
4 437
Area
147,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 389 distinct species · 4 437 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,9°C
Annual rain
2 942mm
Warmest m°
26,6°C
Coldest m°
-2,8°C
Elevation: 704 m on average (min 311 m, max 1 264 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,9°C
Annual rain
2 942mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
-2,8°C
Mean alt.
704m
Min
311m
Max
1 264m
Std. dev.
251m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(85 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
54,0g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
32,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
82,3g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
31,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
50,6g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
32,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest92.9%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)5.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
48,4km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 159km²
Discharge in basins
8,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 162mm/an
Mean T°
11,7°C
Moisture idx
0,59
Max snow
19%
Mean runoff
1 430mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
774m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
31,9%
Pesticides
38,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN IV · 3IUCN V · 2
Sameura
IUCN IVPrefectural Wildlife Protection Area · 2022
11 km²
Shiraga
IUCN IVPrefectural Wildlife Protection Area · 2023
7 km²
Shiraga yama
IUCN VPrefectural Natural Park · 1956
5 km²
Shiragayamatennen Hinoki（Idenshigen）
IUCN IVRare Population Protected Forest · 2018
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN