Shouf Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
296 km²
Commune · LBN
El-Freidice
Lebanon
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(63 %)
Species observed
250
Observations
916
Area
11,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 El-Freidice : 18 espèces reliées par 77 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 13.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
77
Connectance
0.137
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
250 distinct species · 916 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,5°C
Annual rain
906mm
Warmest m°
26,2°C
Coldest m°
-2,9°C
Elevation: 1 386 m on average (min 1 023 m, max 1 753 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,5°C
Annual rain
906mm
Warmest month
26,2°C
Coldest month
-2,9°C
Mean alt.
1 386m
Min
1 023m
Max
1 753m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(63 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
46,0%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
29,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Chouf
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
45,9g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
46,5%
Sand
24,2%
Silt
29,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
47,3%
Sand
23,8%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.2%
Crops7.2%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil6.3%
Other (grassland, water…)69.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
3 082km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
940mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
341mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
887m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
52,1%
Pesticides
29,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN IV · 1
Al Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve
IUCN IbNature Reserve · 1996
96 km²
Ain Dara- Ain Zhalta- Barouk- Maaser El Chouf
IUCN IVProtected forest · 1991
38 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN