Ontologia

Province · irq

Al-Basrah

Iraq

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

756

Observations

4 684

Area

18 046,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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-Basrah : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.070
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

756 distinct species · 4 684 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 684 obs · 130 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 655
40–654
12–39
4–11
< 4

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

26,3°C

Annual rain

141mm

Warmest m°

45,7°C

Coldest m°

6,7°C

Elevation: 46 m on average (min -18 m, max 276 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
141mm
Warmest month
45,7°C
Coldest month
6,7°C
Mean alt.
46m
Min
-18m
Max
276m
Std. dev.
65m
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

7,8

Org. C

5,4g/kg

Clay

34,5%

Sand

25,4%

Silt

40,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
26,1%
Silt
40,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
5,1g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
40,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,0g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
39,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest0.4%
Crops6.9%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil74.9%
Other (grassland, water…)17.4%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology46 basins · 12 lakes · 36 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

730,5km

Lake surface here

83,93km²

Basins crossed

46

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

829 647km²

Discharge in basins

18 182,2m³/s

Mean precip.

127mm/an

Mean T°

24,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,93

Mean runoff

23mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

53m

Watersheds crossing here

37 more basins

Lakes (12, top by area)

3 more lakes

Rivers / streams (36, ord ≥ 4)

24 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

26,0nW

Built-up

47,5%

Pesticides

4,5kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1

Central Marshes

IUCN Ib

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014

2 205 km²

Hammar Marsh

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014

1 788 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations7