Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Baralt
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)
Species observed
476
Observations
2 589
Area
1 972,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Baralt : 21 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.077
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
476 distinct species · 2 589 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 413mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
21,6°C
Elevation: 274 m on average (min -22 m, max 1 770 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 413mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
21,6°C
Mean alt.
274m
Min
-22m
Max
1 770m
Std. dev.
340m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
34,7%
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
6,1
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
35,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
29,8g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
35,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
33,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.6%
Crops19.1%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)41.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
58,7km
Lake surface here
1,05km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 713km²
Discharge in basins
10,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 235mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
247mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
290m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Misoasub-area2 322,2 km²overlap870.96 km²44%
- Basin #02330sub-area1 096,8 km²overlap778.81 km²39%
- Bassin de Río Motatánsub-area488,4 km²overlap259.61 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Jirajarasub-area2 495,1 km²overlap54.67 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Matícorasub-area2 713,1 km²overlap7.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Camorucosub-area454,2 km²overlap0.66 km²0%
Lakes (1, 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
0,4nW
Built-up
27,4%
Pesticides
11,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 4🌊 Marine · 1
Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa Trujillo
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
6 486 km²
Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Matícora y Cocuiza
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 590 km²
Cuenta Alta y Media Río Machango
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1990
583 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN