Sierra Nevada
IUCN IVNatura 2000 · 1992
1 724 km²
Commune · ESP
n.a. (117)
Spain
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(57 %)
Area
1 140,3km²
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°
11,8°C
Annual rain
648mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
-0,6°C
Elevation: 1 420 m on average (min 286 m, max 3 178 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,8°C
Annual rain
648mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
-0,6°C
Mean alt.
1 420m
Min
286m
Max
3 178m
Std. dev.
692m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(57 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
34,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Granada
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
58,7g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
35,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
27,0g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
33,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.1%
Crops2.6%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil13.4%
Other (grassland, water…)61.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
22,1%
Pesticides
49,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Sierra Nevada
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2002
1 724 km²
Sierra Nevada
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2012
1 724 km²
Sierra Nevada
IUCN VNatural Park · 1989
864 km²
Sierra Nevada
IUCN IINacional Park · 1999
860 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations25
- AlmegíjarSubdivision
- Alpujarra de la SierraSubdivision
- BubiónSubdivision
- BusquístarSubdivision
- BérchulesSubdivision
- CapileiraSubdivision
- CarataunasSubdivision
- CádiarSubdivision
- CástarasSubdivision
- CáñarSubdivision
- JuvilesSubdivision
- La TahaSubdivision
- LanjarónSubdivision
- LobrasSubdivision
- MurtasSubdivision
- NevadaSubdivision
- PampaneiraSubdivision
- PórtugosSubdivision
- SoportújarSubdivision
- TorvizcónSubdivision
- TrevélezSubdivision
- TurónSubdivision
- UgíjarSubdivision
- VálorSubdivision
- ÓrgivaSubdivision