Mercantour [Aire D\'Adhésion]
IUCN VNational Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion · 1979
1 122 km²
Commune · FRA
Sospel
France
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(81 %)
Area
62,7km²
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°
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 089mm
Warmest m°
22,8°C
Coldest m°
0,4°C
Elevation: 727 m on average (min 430 m, max 1 581 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 089mm
Warmest month
22,8°C
Coldest month
0,4°C
Mean alt.
727m
Min
430m
Max
1 581m
Std. dev.
220m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(81 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
46,4g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
42,8%
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
6,8
Org. C
74,8g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
42,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
36,5g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
43,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
42,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest54.2%
Crops3.0%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)40.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
61,3%
Pesticides
25,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 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
Vallée du Carei - collines de Castillon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2010
48 km²
Monte Grammondo - Torrente Bevera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2017
26 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.