Zone · ETH
Afar Zone 2
Ethiopia
Species observed
248
Observations
643
Area
27 667,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Afar Zone 2 : 33 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 53 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
248 distinct species · 643 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
30,8°C
Annual rain
172mm
Warmest m°
40,8°C
Coldest m°
20,8°C
Elevation: 345 m on average (min -125 m, max 2 791 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
42,8%
Silt
32,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology37 basins · 5 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
442,7km
Lake surface here
230,17km²
Basins crossed
37
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
18 914km²
Discharge in basins
617,7m³/s
Mean precip.
296mm/an
Mean T°
27,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,84
Mean runoff
192mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
482m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gegeya Shet'sub-area7 153,7 km²overlap5573.24 km²20%
- Basin #42330sub-area6 874,9 km²overlap4648.97 km²17%
- Basin #44210sub-area3 605,3 km²overlap3097.96 km²11%
- Bassin de Gegeya Shet'sub-area1 613 km²overlap1607.00 km²6%
- Basin #45930sub-area2 252,4 km²overlap1577.38 km²6%
- Basin #72260sub-area1 564,4 km²overlap1287.42 km²5%
- Bassin de Kurenhara Gadesub-area2 244,6 km²overlap1089.61 km²4%
- Bassin de Wadi Sabasub-area1 256,1 km²overlap1020.91 km²4%
- Bassin de Gefunali Shet'sub-area3 538,1 km²overlap948.87 km²3%
28 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #59780sub-area1 475,6 km²overlap813.05 km²3%
- Basin #69800sub-area959,3 km²overlap786.62 km²3%
- Basin #66420sub-area527,3 km²overlap525.29 km²2%
- Bassin de Mirah Shet'sub-area520,2 km²overlap518.27 km²2%
- Bassin de Mirah Shet'sub-area772,3 km²overlap492.96 km²2%
- Bassin de አነዴሊ Endēlisub-area1 214,2 km²overlap436.10 km²2%
- Basin #59560sub-area412,1 km²overlap410.60 km²1%
- Bassin de Agu Shet'sub-area1 448,9 km²overlap318.77 km²1%
- Basin #54400sub-area738,6 km²overlap315.49 km²1%
- Basin #02920sub-area476,9 km²overlap269.30 km²1%
- Basin #53580sub-area240 km²overlap239.15 km²1%
- Basin #55610sub-area225,7 km²overlap224.90 km²1%
- Basin #53590sub-area482,2 km²overlap193.18 km²1%
- Basin #41280sub-area266,9 km²overlap183.52 km²1%
- Basin #52010sub-area2 258,5 km²overlap168.02 km²1%
- Basin #51260sub-area157,5 km²overlap156.90 km²1%
- Basin #69810sub-area155,5 km²overlap154.88 km²1%
- Basin #05560sub-area264,6 km²overlap154.45 km²1%
- Basin #51270sub-area1 339,8 km²overlap153.28 km²1%
- Basin #48270sub-area1 382,6 km²overlap93.44 km²0%
- Basin #54060sub-area677,9 km²overlap59.98 km²0%
- Bassin de `Ayn Ala Shet'sub-area51,9 km²overlap51.74 km²0%
- Basin #80820sub-area32,8 km²overlap32.64 km²0%
- Basin #54390sub-area26,1 km²overlap26.03 km²0%
- Basin #82350sub-area13,3 km²overlap13.21 km²0%
- Basin #55460sub-area12,2 km²overlap12.13 km²0%
- Basin #82540sub-area8,1 km²overlap8.08 km²0%
- Basin #40900sub-area4,4 km²overlap4.34 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Gegeya Shet'ord 5len here153.84 km98%total158 km
- Mirah Shet'ord 3len here85.77 km94%total92 km
- Wadi Sabaord 4len here38.50 km100%total39 km
- አነዴሊ Endēliord 5len here33.22 km29%total115 km
- Kurenhara Gadeord 3len here26.72 km40%total67 km
- Agu Shet'ord 3len here24.65 km28%total87 km
- Luguda Shet'ord 2len here16.77 km39%total43 km
- Gegeya Shet'ord 1len here13.64 km100%total14 km
- Ragaliord 5len here13.62 km82%total17 km
- Da'arord 2len here11.42 km100%total11 km
- Mek'Delawit Shet'ord 2len here11.22 km100%total11 km
- `Ayn Ala Shet'ord 5len here9.78 km100%total10 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,1%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)