Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Udadumbara
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(95 %)
Area
280,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,5°C
Annual rain
1 563mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 737 m on average (min 231 m, max 1 526 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,5°C
Annual rain
1 563mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
737m
Min
231m
Max
1 526m
Std. dev.
284m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
49,1g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
29,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
67,9g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
29,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
44,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
35,0g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
28,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest83.7%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)13.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
29,8%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Ib · 8IUCN Ia · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Victoria Randenigala Rantambe
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1987
433 km²
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
Ratnaella
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
4 km²
Munamalpelessa
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2009
2 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Central Highlands of Sri LankaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2010534 km²
- Victoria Randenigala RantambeSanctuaryIUCN IV1987433 km²
- KnucklesConservation ForestIUCN Ia2000313 km²
- Knuckles EPAEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA)IUCN Ia2007313 km²
- RatnaellaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20094 km²
- MunamalpelessaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20092 km²
- Bambarabedda weliketiyaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- Kalawala dumbadeyayaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20091 km²
- Hapukanda MihirikiriyaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20111 km²
- Padupola bombuwaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20110 km²
- Kirimatiya MukalanaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
- MaussakeleConservation ForestIUCN Ia20110 km²
- KeenagommanaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20110 km²
- KoskandapatanaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
- Keenakele galatennaConservation ForestIUCN Ia20110 km²
- NugetennaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
- KandagollaReserved ForestIUCN Ib20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN