Grands Causses
IUCN VRegional Nature Park · 1995
3 807 km²
Commune · FRA
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
France
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)
Area
38,8km²
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°
12,5°C
Annual rain
1 313mm
Warmest m°
27,0°C
Coldest m°
1,0°C
Elevation: 437 m on average (min 132 m, max 694 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,5°C
Annual rain
1 313mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
1,0°C
Mean alt.
437m
Min
132m
Max
694m
Std. dev.
143m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
42,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Hérault
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
56,9g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
28,2%
Silt
42,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
43,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
26,8%
Silt
40,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.6%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)45.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
5,7%
Pesticides
41,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1
Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2020
473 km²
Causse du Larzac
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2011
295 km²
Causse du Larzac
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2008
295 km²
Gorges de l'Hérault
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2011
217 km²
St Guillhem-Le-Désert
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve · 1993
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.