Ras al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1998
10 km²
Sector · ARE
Sector 4
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
57,7km²
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°
27,6°C
Annual rain
115mm
Warmest m°
42,4°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 23 m on average (min 1 m, max 79 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,6°C
Annual rain
115mm
Warmest month
42,4°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
23m
Min
1m
Max
79m
Std. dev.
21m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
35,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
35,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
5,3g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
34,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
35,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.1%
Crops2.6%
Built-up8.9%
Bare soil48.1%
Other (grassland, water…)39.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
19hab/km²
Night light
59,4nW
Built-up
890,4%
Pesticides
116,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Ras al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2007
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN