Réserve de Biosphère de la Cedraie de l'Atlas (RBCA)
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2016
13 762 km²
Subdivision · MAR
Ait Ayach
Morocco
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)
Species observed
359
Observations
2 900
Area
491,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Ait Ayach : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.106
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
359 distinct species · 2 900 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,4°C
Annual rain
255mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
-0,5°C
Elevation: 1 568 m on average (min 1 306 m, max 2 246 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
255mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
-0,5°C
Mean alt.
1 568m
Min
1 306m
Max
2 246m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
30,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Khénifra
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
29,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.2%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil45.4%
Other (grassland, water…)46.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
75,7km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 127km²
Discharge in basins
1,7m³/s
Mean precip.
413mm/an
Mean T°
12,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,68
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
58mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 909m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, 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
2,6%
Pesticides
4,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 2
Jbel Ayachi
IUCN Not ApplicableBiological and Ecological Interest Site · 1994
197 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN