Central Marshes
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014
2 205 km²
District · IRQ
Al Madiana
Iraq
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
202
Observations
560
Area
1 019,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Madiana : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.122
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
202 distinct species · 560 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
143mm
Warmest m°
46,6°C
Coldest m°
7,2°C
Elevation: 1 m on average (min -1 m, max 3 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
143mm
Warmest month
46,6°C
Coldest month
7,2°C
Mean alt.
1m
Min
-1m
Max
3m
Std. dev.
0m
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
10,5g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
41,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
41,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
41,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
41,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.3%
Crops28.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil28.6%
Other (grassland, water…)40.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 2 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
57,4km
Lake surface here
1,51km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
736 296km²
Discharge in basins
1 221,8m³/s
Mean precip.
124mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
5m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de نهر طاهريةsub-area629,6 km²overlap245.55 km²24%
- Bassin de نهر الشيخةsub-area3 643,2 km²overlap238.20 km²23%
- Bassin de شط المالحsub-area2 313,2 km²overlap205.12 km²20%
- Bassin de سبيل أبو جرةsub-area145,6 km²overlap141.86 km²14%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area1 021,7 km²overlap120.32 km²12%
- Bassin de شط العربsub-area423,4 km²overlap43.46 km²4%
- Bassin de نهر دجلةsub-area453,4 km²overlap12.24 km²1%
- Bassin de قناة البدعةsub-area1 847,7 km²overlap9.26 km²1%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area32,3 km²overlap3.81 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- الفراتord 8len here18.35 km1%total3005 km
- سبيل أبو جرةord 8len here10.32 km100%total10 km
- نهر الثونيord 4len here8.82 km100%total9 km
- نهر السرفةord 8len here7.01 km100%total7 km
- شط العربord 8len here5.80 km3%total194 km
- نهر المشروحord 1len here2.72 km100%total3 km
- المصب العامord 8len here1.74 km0%total496 km
- نهر أبو عرانord 8len here1.41 km100%total1 km
- نهر السويبord 8len here1.22 km4%total28 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
129,5nW
Built-up
70,4%
Pesticides
10,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
Hammar Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014
1 788 km²
Central Marshes
IUCN IINational Park · 2013
1 396 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN