Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Rattota
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(75 %)
Area
100,4km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 729mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 686 m on average (min 345 m, max 1 364 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 729mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
686m
Min
345m
Max
1 364m
Std. dev.
274m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(75 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,0g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
27,3%
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
5,3
Org. C
50,3g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
26,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest88.0%
Crops1.6%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)9.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
113,3%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN