Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2001
826 km²
Commune · CHE
Schattenhalb
Switzerland
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(46 %)
Area
31,2km²
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°
3,3°C
Annual rain
1 923mm
Warmest m°
16,7°C
Coldest m°
-9,8°C
Elevation: 1 554 m on average (min 645 m, max 2 594 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,3°C
Annual rain
1 923mm
Warmest month
16,7°C
Coldest month
-9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 554m
Min
645m
Max
2 594m
Std. dev.
480m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(46 %)Cold
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
75,1g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
36,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Oberhasli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
115,1g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
36,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
69,0g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
36,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
35,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.0%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil11.3%
Other (grassland, water…)53.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
28,0%
Pesticides
18,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Schwarzhorn
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves · 1992
71 km²
Rosenlauigletscher
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance · 2001
1 km²
Chaltenbrunnen-Wandelalp
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
0 km²
Turen/Chaltenbrunnen/Stäckewäld
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance · 1996
0 km²
Turen/Chaltenbrunnen/Stäckewäldli
IUCN IaFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National Importance · 1991
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2001826 km²
- SchwarzhornFederal Hunting ReservesIUCN IV199271 km²
- RosenlauigletscherFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National ImportanceIUCN IV20011 km²
- Chaltenbrunnen-WandelalpForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20230 km²
- Turen/Chaltenbrunnen/StäckewäldFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National ImportanceIUCN IV19960 km²
- Turen/Chaltenbrunnen/StäckewäldliFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National ImportanceIUCN Ia19910 km²
- Undere StafelFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20170 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN