Al Yasat Marine Protected Area
IUCN VIProtected Area · 2005
2 257 km²
Commune · ARE
Al Sita
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
273
Observations
19 072
Area
387,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Sita : 10 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 21.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.218
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
273 distinct species · 19 072 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
66mm
Warmest m°
37,1°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 19 m on average (min -7 m, max 49 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
66mm
Warmest month
37,1°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
19m
Min
-7m
Max
49m
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
6,3g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
20,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Al Gharbia
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
20,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil96.0%
Other (grassland, water…)3.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
5
Max drainage
17 553km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
61mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,97
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
26m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
4,2nW
Built-up
37,8%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN