Ontologia

Commune · GRC

Chania

Greece

CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(89 %)

Species observed

2 100

Observations

16 852

Area

361,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 37 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 Chania : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
66
Connectance
0.099
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

2 100 distinct species · 16 852 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

16 852 obs · 7 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 998
8 998–8 997
2 295–8 997
2 163–2 294
< 2 163

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

16,8°C

Annual rain

824mm

Warmest m°

24,9°C

Coldest m°

8,6°C

Elevation: 361 m on average (min -76 m, max 1 938 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
824mm
Warmest month
24,9°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
361m
Min
-76m
Max
1 938m
Std. dev.
439m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(89 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,3

Org. C

32,5g/kg

Clay

25,1%

Sand

29,9%

Silt

45,0%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Crete

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
51,1g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
44,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
45,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
21,6g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
44,3%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest15.1%
Crops13.1%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil5.7%
Other (grassland, water…)64.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

14,7km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 066km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

767mm/an

Mean T°

16,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,21

Mean runoff

435mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

406m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

4,3nW

Built-up

186,6%

Pesticides

31,8kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas13

IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN IV · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1🌊 Marine · 8

Samaria

IUCN II

Core zone in National (Woodland) Park · 1962

48 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN