Governorate · SAU
Al Khafji
Saudi Arabia
Species observed
189
Observations
442
Area
8 209,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Al Khafji : 20 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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
189 distinct species · 442 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
122mm
Warmest m°
44,4°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 105 m on average (min -38 m, max 256 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
7,9
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
34,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiM
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)
Hydrology26 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
115,4km
Basins crossed
26
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 753km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
101mm/an
Mean T°
24,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,94
Mean runoff
4mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
111m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #74030sub-area1 322,5 km²overlap1286.57 km²16%
- Basin #73970sub-area1 235,6 km²overlap1228.42 km²15%
- Basin #73980sub-area942,1 km²overlap905.45 km²11%
- Bassin de وادي الشقsub-area1 458,1 km²overlap729.63 km²9%
- Basin #74050sub-area702,8 km²overlap597.95 km²7%
- Basin #73950sub-area556,1 km²overlap555.19 km²7%
- Bassin de شعيب الأوطانsub-area1 283,9 km²overlap381.57 km²5%
- Basin #73910sub-area542,5 km²overlap368.61 km²4%
- Basin #90700sub-area765,5 km²overlap346.89 km²4%
17 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de وادي الشقsub-area307,1 km²overlap306.66 km²4%
- Bassin de وادي الشقsub-area1 391,1 km²overlap278.72 km²3%
- Basin #74100sub-area1 859,7 km²overlap253.14 km²3%
- Basin #74070sub-area457,9 km²overlap209.45 km²3%
- Basin #66220sub-area540,6 km²overlap172.15 km²2%
- Basin #73920sub-area226,1 km²overlap165.12 km²2%
- Basin #89870sub-area847,4 km²overlap101.46 km²1%
- Basin #74060sub-area111,1 km²overlap86.83 km²1%
- Basin #90970sub-area1 583 km²overlap58.73 km²1%
- Basin #54640sub-area2 728,5 km²overlap58.32 km²1%
- Bassin de وادي الشقsub-area56,8 km²overlap56.74 km²1%
- Basin #74080sub-area25,3 km²overlap22.11 km²0%
- Basin #74090sub-area364,8 km²overlap21.15 km²0%
- Bassin de وادي الشقsub-area9,9 km²overlap9.91 km²0%
- Basin #73960sub-area6,6 km²overlap4.36 km²0%
- Basin #73890sub-area437 km²overlap3.54 km²0%
- Basin #74040sub-area0,9 km²overlap0.65 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,9nW
Built-up
11,9%
Pesticides
28,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)