Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2022
12 km²
Commune · IND
Chengalpattu
India
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 865
Observations
477 632
Area
1 419,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Chengalpattu : 21 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.094
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 865 distinct species · 477 632 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,9°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
21,3°C
Elevation: 23 m on average (min -7 m, max 77 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,9°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
21,3°C
Mean alt.
23m
Min
-7m
Max
77m
Std. dev.
17m
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
6,7
Org. C
27,5g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
30,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Kancheepuram
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
39,7g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
31,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
18,2g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
29,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.9%
Crops41.9%
Built-up5.1%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)39.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 50 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
188,4km
Lake surface here
38,00km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 994km²
Discharge in basins
81,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 137mm/an
Mean T°
28,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Mean runoff
439mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
34m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Chingleput Tankarea6,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lake #79430area2,6 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Agaram Lakearea2,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #79424area2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #79413area1,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #79437area1,5 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #79448area1,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #79466area1,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Chettipunniyam lakearea1,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #79417area1,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #79442area1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1399916area1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400215area1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1399799area0,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1399936area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1399793area0,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1399651area0,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1399875area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1399786area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1399966area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1400076area0,6 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400104area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400067area0,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1399823area0,5 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1400201area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400060area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1399974area0,4 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1399747area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1399739area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1399541area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1399553area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1399818area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1399594area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1399731area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1400116area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400050area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1399699area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1399874area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400012area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1399564area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1399425area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1399981area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1400088area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1399576area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1399534area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1400001area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1400019area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1400107area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1399709area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400048area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Palarord 5len here73.79 km12%total603 km
- Ninjalamaduord 3len here22.36 km58%total39 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 3len here16.94 km99%total17 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 1len here14.94 km99%total15 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 5len here11.65 km100%total12 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 3len here11.32 km86%total13 km
- Okkiyam Maduvuord 2len here10.51 km84%total13 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 1len here8.98 km100%total9 km
- Adyar Riverord 4len here4.60 km17%total27 km
- Thaiyur Odaiord 3len here3.66 km94%total4 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 1len here3.48 km69%total5 km
- Buckingham Kaalvaaiord 1len here2.44 km100%total2 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
17hab/km²
Night light
6,9nW
Built-up
508,8%
Pesticides
4,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN