Mercantour [Aire D\'Adhésion]
IUCN VNational Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion · 1979
1 122 km²
Commune · FRA
Saorge
France
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(62 %)
Area
83,9km²
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°
8,2°C
Annual rain
1 209mm
Warmest m°
20,7°C
Coldest m°
-4,6°C
Elevation: 1 241 m on average (min 514 m, max 2 309 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,2°C
Annual rain
1 209mm
Warmest month
20,7°C
Coldest month
-4,6°C
Mean alt.
1 241m
Min
514m
Max
2 309m
Std. dev.
425m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(62 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
63,0g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
41,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Alpes-Maritimes
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
94,3g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
41,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
54,8g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
41,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
39,8g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
40,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.8%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.1%
Other (grassland, water…)44.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,2%
Pesticides
14,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
680 km²
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
679 km²
Mercantour
IUCN IINational Park - Core Area · 1979
679 km²
Marguareis - La Brigue - Fontan - Saorge
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2007
63 km²
Monte Toraggio - Monte Pietravecchia
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015
26 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Mercantour [Aire D\'Adhésion]National Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesionIUCN V19791 122 km²
- Le MercantourSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2014680 km²
- Le MercantourSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2018679 km²
- MercantourNational Park - Core AreaIUCN II1979679 km²
- Marguareis - La Brigue - Fontan - SaorgeSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported200763 km²
- Monte Toraggio - Monte PietravecchiaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201526 km²
- Toraggio - GerbonteSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200026 km²
- Testa d'Alpe - AltoSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200016 km²
- Gouta - Testa d'Alpe - Valle BarbairaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201715 km²
- La BendolaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201011 km²
- Tête D\'AlpeForest Integral Biological ReserveIUCN Ia20144 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.