Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Amibara
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
691
Observations
16 982
Area
3 916,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Amibara : 16 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.117
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
691 distinct species · 16 982 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,5°C
Annual rain
547mm
Warmest m°
36,5°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 797 m on average (min 577 m, max 1 230 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
547mm
Warmest month
36,5°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
797m
Min
577m
Max
1 230m
Std. dev.
76m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
38,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Afar Zone 3
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
39,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
39,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
38,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.5%
Crops3.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.3%
Other (grassland, water…)85.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 7 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
182,3km
Lake surface here
13,89km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
34 208km²
Discharge in basins
338,9m³/s
Mean precip.
616mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,69
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
895m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #22490sub-area2 013,9 km²overlap1615.46 km²41%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 686,8 km²overlap498.27 km²13%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area626,8 km²overlap407.54 km²10%
- Basin #40330sub-area751 km²overlap381.59 km²10%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area436 km²overlap341.87 km²9%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 115,3 km²overlap199.06 km²5%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area360,3 km²overlap190.40 km²5%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 054,8 km²overlap90.63 km²2%
- Bassin de Arbasub-area1 665,8 km²overlap69.00 km²2%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
4,6%
Pesticides
3,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN VI · 5IUCN IV · 1
Afdem-Gewane
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
4 717 km²
Awash-West
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
1 494 km²
Bilen-Hertale
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 2014
825 km²
Amibera-Melikasad
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area
111 km²
Gara-Gumbi
IUCN VIOpen Hunting Area · 2012
49 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN