Ontologia

Commune · ARE

Defense

United Arab Emirates

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

130

Observations

792

Area

43,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Defense : 13 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.158
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

130 distinct species · 792 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

792 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 792
792–791
792–791
792–791
< 792

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,9°C

Annual rain

100mm

Warmest m°

42,8°C

Coldest m°

11,9°C

Elevation: 315 m on average (min 298 m, max 463 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,9°C
Annual rain
100mm
Warmest month
42,8°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
315m
Min
298m
Max
463m
Std. dev.
14m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,1

Org. C

2,4g/kg

Clay

14,7%

Sand

61,9%

Silt

23,4%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Al Ain

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
2,7g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
62,4%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
2,1g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
23,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
2,5g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
23,4%

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

Land cover

Forest0.1%
Crops0.3%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil82.3%
Other (grassland, water…)14.7%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

14,9km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 119km²

Discharge in basins

0,0m³/s

Mean precip.

83mm/an

Mean T°

26,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,95

Mean runoff

7mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

397m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

25,9nW

Built-up

253,7%

Pesticides

118,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN II · 1

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