Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA)
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1998
23 644 km²
Commune · MAR
NA (Essaouira)
Morocco
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Area
59,9km²
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°
18,9°C
Annual rain
283mm
Warmest m°
26,5°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 43 m on average (min -14 m, max 117 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
283mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
43m
Min
-14m
Max
117m
Std. dev.
34m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
37,5g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
32,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Essaouira
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
56,1g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
32,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
32,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
28,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
31,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.0%
Crops6.1%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil8.3%
Other (grassland, water…)69.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
9hab/km²
Night light
6,9nW
Built-up
175,9%
Pesticides
28,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Mogador
IUCN Not ApplicablePermanent Hunting Reserve · 2021
588 km²
Dunes d'Essaouira
IUCN Not ApplicableBiological and Ecological Interest Site · 1994
113 km²
Archipel et Dunes d'Essawira
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
15 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN