Al Marmoun Desert
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2014
949 km²
Commune · ARE
Al Ajban
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
65
Observations
130
Area
492,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Al Ajban : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.074
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
65 distinct species · 130 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
101mm
Warmest m°
43,3°C
Coldest m°
12,4°C
Elevation: 136 m on average (min 84 m, max 237 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
101mm
Warmest month
43,3°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
136m
Min
84m
Max
237m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
2,1g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
32,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Al Ain
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,3g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
32,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
2,2g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
1,9g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
33,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil95.5%
Other (grassland, water…)2.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
2 057km²
Mean precip.
94mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,95
Mean runoff
8mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
139m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,7nW
Built-up
23,4%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN