Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Ratnapura
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(95 %)
Area
327,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
4 219mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
18,7°C
Elevation: 523 m on average (min 22 m, max 1 825 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
4 219mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
523m
Min
22m
Max
1 825m
Std. dev.
441m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
73,0g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
29,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
83,2g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
29,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
68,6g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
29,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
67,3g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest84.6%
Crops1.0%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)12.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
115,3%
Pesticides
12,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Ia · 3IUCN Ib · 3IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Peak Wilderness NR
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2009
135 km²
Peak Wilderness
IUCN Not ReportedConservation Forest · 2009
44 km²
Bamborabotuwa
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1980
33 km²
WaleweNimmna
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
17 km²
Sri Pada
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
10 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Peak Wilderness NRNature ReserveIUCN Ia2009135 km²
- Peak WildernessConservation ForestIUCN Not Reported200944 km²
- BamborabotuwaReserved ForestIUCN Ib198033 km²
- WaleweNimmnaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200817 km²
- Sri PadaConservation ForestIUCN Ia200810 km²
- MorahelaReserved ForestIUCN Ib18933 km²
- MuwagankandaReserved ForestIUCN Ib19312 km²
- HidellenaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported18750 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN