Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2001
826 km²
Commune · CHE
Riederalp
Switzerland
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(61 %)
Area
22,1km²
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°
2,8°C
Annual rain
1 439mm
Warmest m°
17,4°C
Coldest m°
-11,5°C
Elevation: 1 649 m on average (min 890 m, max 2 417 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,8°C
Annual rain
1 439mm
Warmest month
17,4°C
Coldest month
-11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 649m
Min
890m
Max
2 417m
Std. dev.
385m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(61 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
71,2g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
35,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Raron
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
111,9g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
36,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
60,3g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
35,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
41,4g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
34,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.7%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil7.2%
Other (grassland, water…)59.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
76,9%
Pesticides
33,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN IV · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 7IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Aletschwald
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves · 1992
15 km²
Tunetsch
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
4 km²
Aletsch
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves · 2018
4 km²
Aletschwald
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
4 km²
Erweiterung Aletschwald
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
3 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2001826 km²
- AletschwaldFederal Hunting ReservesIUCN IV199215 km²
- TunetschForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20234 km²
- AletschPrivate Nature ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20184 km²
- AletschwaldForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20234 km²
- Erweiterung AletschwaldForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20233 km²
- SalzgäbchnubelFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- HalteFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20170 km²
- BilderneFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National ImportanceIUCN IV19920 km²
- BisterliFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- WydeFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Obers FiletFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- EggaFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- SalzgäbPrivate Nature ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20180 km²
- SalzgäbForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20230 km²
- FleschFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National ImportanceIUCN Ia19910 km²
- AletschwaldFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National ImportanceIUCN Ia19910 km²
- Hochmoor FleschPrivate Nature ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20180 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN