Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
Shire · AUS
Upper Lachlan
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(87 %)
Area
7 127,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
12,9°C
Annual rain
735mm
Warmest m°
25,9°C
Coldest m°
2,0°C
Elevation: 742 m on average (min 293 m, max 1 138 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,9°C
Annual rain
735mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
2,0°C
Mean alt.
742m
Min
293m
Max
1 138m
Std. dev.
134m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(87 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
26,4g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
20,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
43,6g/kg
Clay
13,7%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
20,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
16,1%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
20,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
60,5%
Silt
20,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.6%
Crops3.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)64.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,5%
Pesticides
6,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas25
IUCN Ia · 13IUCN II · 9IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN III · 1
Blue Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 2022
2 693 km²
Kanangra-Boyd
IUCN IbNational Park · 2018
718 km²
Abercrombie River
IUCN IINational Park · 2020
193 km²
Tarlo River
IUCN IaNational Park · 2015
86 km²
Guula Ngurra
IUCN IINational Park · 2020
34 km²
Complete list25 protected areas
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200010 337 km²
- Blue MountainsNational ParkIUCN II20222 693 km²
- Kanangra-BoydNational ParkIUCN Ib2018718 km²
- Abercrombie RiverNational ParkIUCN II2020193 km²
- Tarlo RiverNational ParkIUCN Ia201586 km²
- Guula NgurraNational ParkIUCN II202034 km²
- RazorbackNature ReserveIUCN Ia198826 km²
- Mares ForestNational ParkIUCN Ia201626 km²
- WiarboroughNature ReserveIUCN Ia201022 km²
- KeverstoneNational ParkIUCN II201119 km²
- MundoonenNature ReserveIUCN Ia200715 km²
- GillindichNature ReserveIUCN Ia201012 km²
- KeverstoneState Conservation AreaIUCN II201112 km²
- NuggettyState Conservation AreaIUCN II201011 km²
- Wollondilly RiverNature ReserveIUCN Ia201010 km²
- WombeyanKarst Conservation ReserveIUCN III20086 km²
- CookbundoonNature ReserveIUCN Ia20105 km²
- BubalahlaNature ReserveIUCN Ia20104 km²
- KerrawaryNature ReserveIUCN Ia20104 km²
- Mount DaviesNature ReserveIUCN II20143 km²
- BelmountNature ReserveIUCN II20142 km²
- Back ArmNature ReserveIUCN Ia20101 km²
- Burwood CreekNature ReserveIUCN Ia20100 km²
- ThalabaNature ReserveIUCN II20140 km²
- OakdaleNature ReserveIUCN Ia20100 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN