Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1982
226 km²
City · AUS
Wyndham
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
542,1km²
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°
14,3°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 43 m on average (min -2 m, max 188 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
43m
Min
-2m
Max
188m
Std. dev.
36m
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
6,6
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
19,1%
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
6,5
Org. C
66,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
19,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
18,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops16.6%
Built-up4.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)68.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
8,2nW
Built-up
471,5%
Pesticides
19,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ia · 3IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Western Grasslands N.C.R.
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2016
14 km²
Melbourne Strategic Assessment Reserve
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2024
13 km²
Point Cooke
IUCN IIMarine Sanctuary · 2002
3 km²
Cobbledicks SS.R.
IUCN IIINatural Features Reserve · 1979
0 km²
Angliss Grassland (Laverton North) N.C.R.
IUCN IaNatural Features Reserve · 2004
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine PeninsulaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1982226 km²
- Western Grasslands N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV201614 km²
- Melbourne Strategic Assessment ReserveNature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV202413 km²
- Point CookeMarine SanctuaryIUCN II20023 km²
- Cobbledicks SS.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN III19790 km²
- Angliss Grassland (Laverton North) N.C.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN Ia20040 km²
- Truganina South N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia20170 km²
- Freshwater Swamp, Little River W.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19800 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN