Garaet El Taref
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
335 km²
Commune · DZA
Ain Zitoun
Algeria
BSkArid, steppe, cold(98 %)
Species observed
31
Observations
155
Area
737,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 5 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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Ain Zitoun : 5 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 30.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
5
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.300
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
31 distinct species · 155 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,5°C
Annual rain
364mm
Warmest m°
34,1°C
Coldest m°
2,2°C
Elevation: 860 m on average (min 830 m, max 1 127 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,5°C
Annual rain
364mm
Warmest month
34,1°C
Coldest month
2,2°C
Mean alt.
860m
Min
830m
Max
1 127m
Std. dev.
52m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(98 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
33,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
34,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
33,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.6%
Crops22.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil41.6%
Other (grassland, water…)32.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 13 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,8km
Lake surface here
262,00km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
3 354km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
415mm/an
Mean T°
13,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
994m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Oued Foum el Toubsub-area1 677,7 km²overlap205.92 km²28%
- Bassin de Oued el Chiliasub-area1 010,1 km²overlap181.49 km²25%
- Bassin de Oued Baghaisub-area654,6 km²overlap97.77 km²13%
- Basin #88250sub-area98,9 km²overlap87.21 km²12%
- Basin #88260sub-area497,4 km²overlap76.28 km²10%
- Basin #88310sub-area217,9 km²overlap50.62 km²7%
- Basin #88320sub-area874,3 km²overlap37.23 km²5%
- Basin #44380sub-area1 km²overlap0.98 km²0%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Garaet et Tarfarea203,4 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Garaet Guellifarea51,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Garaet et Tarfarea2,9 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #74386area2,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lake #74335area1,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #74393area1,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1371347area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1371295area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1371287area0,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
5,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Garaet Guellif
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
245 km²
Garaet Timerganine
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
14 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN