Réserve de Biosphère de l'Arganeraie (RBA)
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1998
23 644 km²
Subdivision · MAR
Sebt Ennabour
Morocco
BWkArid, desert, cold(96 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
49
Area
103,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 49 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,0°C
Annual rain
180mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
5,1°C
Elevation: 1 045 m on average (min 582 m, max 1 228 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,0°C
Annual rain
180mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
5,1°C
Mean alt.
1 045m
Min
582m
Max
1 228m
Std. dev.
106m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(96 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
27,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Tiznit
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
51,4%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
51,1%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.9%
Crops8.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil28.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 168km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
201mm/an
Mean T°
16,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,84
Mean runoff
60mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
851m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
8,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN