Atlas Saharien
IUCN Not ApplicableCultural Park · 2008
88 692 km²
Commune · DZA
Bir Foda
Algeria
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
65
Area
454,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 65 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,6°C
Annual rain
262mm
Warmest m°
33,9°C
Coldest m°
0,8°C
Elevation: 1 127 m on average (min 979 m, max 1 297 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
262mm
Warmest month
33,9°C
Coldest month
0,8°C
Mean alt.
1 127m
Min
979m
Max
1 297m
Std. dev.
67m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(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
11,1g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
32,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
33,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
32,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
32,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.6%
Crops15.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil39.1%
Other (grassland, water…)43.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
6
Max drainage
1 816km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
272mm/an
Mean T°
14,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,79
Mean runoff
18mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 032m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #94590sub-area421,5 km²overlap227.48 km²50%
- Bassin de Oued Maittarsub-area1 815,4 km²overlap117.02 km²26%
- Basin #94250sub-area488,7 km²overlap66.65 km²15%
- Basin #64170sub-area256,7 km²overlap37.33 km²8%
- Bassin de Oued Ain Errichsub-area1 505,4 km²overlap4.99 km²1%
- Basin #73490sub-area107,7 km²overlap1.24 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
5,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN