Arabian Oryx Protected Area
IUCN IVProtected Area · 2017
5 972 km²
Commune · ARE
Al Quaa
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
132
Observations
3 538
Area
2 916km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Quaa : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 15.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.158
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
132 distinct species · 3 538 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,3°C
Annual rain
64mm
Warmest m°
43,8°C
Coldest m°
11,9°C
Elevation: 116 m on average (min 89 m, max 163 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,3°C
Annual rain
64mm
Warmest month
43,8°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
116m
Min
89m
Max
163m
Std. dev.
14m
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
8,0
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
47,9%
Silt
33,5%
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
8,0
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
33,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
33,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil98.8%
Other (grassland, water…)1.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
14
Max drainage
12 618km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
66mm/an
Mean T°
27,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,96
Mean runoff
7mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
156m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #27100sub-area2 158,1 km²overlap991.14 km²34%
- Basin #23480sub-area1 032,6 km²overlap467.77 km²16%
- Basin #22480sub-area338,1 km²overlap275.57 km²9%
- Basin #28310sub-area929,1 km²overlap265.30 km²9%
- Bassin de وادي ظاهر الفوارسsub-area2 549,8 km²overlap189.65 km²7%
- Basin #21980sub-area858,3 km²overlap164.98 km²6%
- Basin #23830sub-area1 380 km²overlap163.02 km²6%
- Basin #21940sub-area597,9 km²overlap155.92 km²5%
- Basin #27180sub-area205,1 km²overlap122.40 km²4%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
5,7%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN