Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Cabimas
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
328
Observations
2 647
Area
593,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Cabimas : 26 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.069
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
328 distinct species · 2 647 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,8°C
Annual rain
1 087mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
23,2°C
Elevation: 96 m on average (min -3 m, max 377 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
1 087mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
23,2°C
Mean alt.
96m
Min
-3m
Max
377m
Std. dev.
78m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
28,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
29,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
28,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
28,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.3%
Crops11.3%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)53.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,4km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 382km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
819mm/an
Mean T°
27,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
100mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
57m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
5,3nW
Built-up
259,0%
Pesticides
11,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 4🌊 Marine · 1
Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Matícora y Cocuiza
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 590 km²
Burro Negro
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
537 km²
Burro Negro
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
537 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN