Poutafontana
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance · 2001
1 km²
Commune · CHE
Sion
Switzerland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
26km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
9,7°C
Annual rain
746mm
Warmest m°
24,7°C
Coldest m°
-6,4°C
Elevation: 574 m on average (min 497 m, max 1 156 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,7°C
Annual rain
746mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
-6,4°C
Mean alt.
574m
Min
497m
Max
1 156m
Std. dev.
80m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
60,8g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
41,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Sion
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
93,9g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
41,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
52,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
41,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,4g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
39,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.8%
Crops8.1%
Built-up7.3%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)62.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
8hab/km²
Night light
6,6nW
Built-up
731,1%
Pesticides
9,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN IV · 6IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Tourbillon
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Mont d'Orge
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010
0 km²
Crête des Maladaires
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2017
0 km²
Lac de Mont d'Orge
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance · 2001
0 km²
Montorge
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves · 2018
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- PoutafontanaFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National ImportanceIUCN IV20011 km²
- TourbillonFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Mont d'OrgeFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Crête des MaladairesFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20170 km²
- Lac de Mont d'OrgeFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National ImportanceIUCN IV20010 km²
- MontorgePrivate Nature ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20180 km²
- CochettaFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN