Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · COL
Convención
Colombia
AmTropical, monsoon(95 %)
Species observed
334
Observations
1 122
Area
934,7km²
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 Convención : 20 espèces reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.116
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
334 distinct species · 1 122 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 357mm
Warmest m°
29,3°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 776 m on average (min 63 m, max 1 754 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 357mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
776m
Min
63m
Max
1 754m
Std. dev.
410m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
30,1%
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
5,1
Org. C
59,0g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
30,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest81.1%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)18.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
37,1km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
139 272km²
Discharge in basins
71,6m³/s
Mean precip.
2 241mm/an
Mean T°
23,3°C
Moisture idx
0,21
Mean runoff
702mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
801m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area327 km²overlap207.50 km²22%
- Bassin de Quebrada Trinidadsub-area500,7 km²overlap199.96 km²21%
- Basin #69310sub-area283,3 km²overlap160.48 km²17%
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area474,1 km²overlap116.63 km²12%
- Basin #70460sub-area124,8 km²overlap108.38 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Algodonalsub-area654,3 km²overlap106.78 km²11%
- Basin #68620sub-area63,9 km²overlap30.82 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area669 km²overlap2.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Magdalenasub-area2 046,5 km²overlap1.24 km²0%
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
0,0nW
Built-up
7,2%
Pesticides
55,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Perijá
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1978
2 897 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio Algodonal
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed · 2019
2 204 km²
Catatumbo Barí
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 1989
1 609 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN