El Kala
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1990
777 km²
Commune-Cotiere · DZA
El Kala
Algeria
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
484
Observations
2 055
Area
289,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Kala : 20 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.108
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
484 distinct species · 2 055 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,2°C
Annual rain
998mm
Warmest m°
28,3°C
Coldest m°
9,9°C
Elevation: 67 m on average (min -21 m, max 202 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
998mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
67m
Min
-21m
Max
202m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
38,7g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
34,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
62,1g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
35,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,8g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
33,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.2%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil3.2%
Other (grassland, water…)64.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 4 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
40,61km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
2 763km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
813mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
289mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
167m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (4, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,7nW
Built-up
53,8%
Pesticides
14,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 4
El Kala
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
777 km²
Réserve Intégrale du Lac Tonga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1983
53 km²
Réserve Intégrale du Lac Mellah
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
24 km²
Réserve Intégrale du Lac Oubeïra
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1983
24 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN