Atlas Saharien
IUCN Not ApplicableCultural Park · 2008
88 692 km²
Commune · DZA
Assela
Algeria
BWkArid, desert, cold(51 %)
Species observed
22
Observations
30
Area
2 048,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Assela : 8 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 25.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.250
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
22 distinct species · 30 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,2°C
Annual rain
166mm
Warmest m°
36,4°C
Coldest m°
0,8°C
Elevation: 1 062 m on average (min 813 m, max 1 814 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
166mm
Warmest month
36,4°C
Coldest month
0,8°C
Mean alt.
1 062m
Min
813m
Max
1 814m
Std. dev.
153m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(51 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
26,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
53,4%
Silt
26,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,4g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
26,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil86.8%
Other (grassland, water…)12.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,2km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
8 622km²
Discharge in basins
2,9m³/s
Mean precip.
170mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,88
Mean runoff
33mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 087m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Oued El Rharbisub-area3 436 km²overlap1352.54 km²66%
- Basin #16420sub-area242,9 km²overlap186.47 km²9%
- Bassin de Oued El Rharbisub-area1 376,7 km²overlap185.54 km²9%
- Bassin de Oued Namoussub-area727,6 km²overlap115.71 km²6%
- Basin #64510sub-area250,8 km²overlap74.17 km²4%
- Bassin de Oued Namoussub-area345,6 km²overlap60.14 km²3%
- Bassin de Oued Namoussub-area294,9 km²overlap40.48 km²2%
- Bassin de Oued Namoussub-area690,9 km²overlap27.30 km²1%
- Bassin de Oued El Rharbisub-area750,5 km²overlap6.33 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
2,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Oasis de Moghrar et de Tiout
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2003
1 931 km²
Cirque de Aïn Ouarka
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2003
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN