Minneriya - Giritale (Block 1-5)
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1988
226 km²
Division · LKA
Naula
Sri Lanka
AmTropical, monsoon(71 %)
Area
283,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
1 586mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
19,6°C
Elevation: 309 m on average (min 153 m, max 908 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
1 586mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
19,6°C
Mean alt.
309m
Min
153m
Max
908m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(71 %)Tropical
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
44,9g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
29,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
60,6g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
30,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
40,7g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
29,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
29,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.1%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)16.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
36,4%
Pesticides
11,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Ib · 10IUCN IV · 1
Elahera
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2013
94 km²
Lenadora Dummalakele
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
8 km²
Arangala penalaboda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Linipitiya Akarahaduwa
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Bowatenna
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2007
3 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Minneriya - Giritale (Block 1-5)Nature ReserveIUCN IV1988226 km²
- ElaheraReserved ForestIUCN Ib201394 km²
- Lenadora DummalakeleReserved ForestIUCN Ib20098 km²
- Arangala penalabodaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- Linipitiya AkarahaduwaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- BowatennaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20073 km²
- KarawilahenaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20092 km²
- SerudandapolaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- Nawaneliya BeligodaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- Hapugasyaya ForestReserved ForestIUCN Ib20130 km²
- MeegollaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN