Sebkhet El Melah
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
192 km²
Commune · DZA
El Meniaa
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
171
Observations
393
Area
23 939,8km²
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 El Meniaa : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.119
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
171 distinct species · 393 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,7°C
Annual rain
48mm
Warmest m°
39,9°C
Coldest m°
3,2°C
Elevation: 462 m on average (min 244 m, max 628 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,7°C
Annual rain
48mm
Warmest month
39,9°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
462m
Min
244m
Max
628m
Std. dev.
85m
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
8,3
Org. C
4,6g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
27,9%
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
8,3
Org. C
5,4g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,4
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
3,2g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
28,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.0%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil98.6%
Other (grassland, water…)1.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology44 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
44
Max drainage
12 639km²
Discharge in basins
22,0m³/s
Mean precip.
41mm/an
Mean T°
21,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,98
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
459m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #53330sub-area2 754 km²overlap2532.96 km²11%
- Basin #53470sub-area3 069,5 km²overlap2186.51 km²9%
- Basin #49450sub-area2 952,8 km²overlap1764.93 km²7%
- Basin #49650sub-area1 456,5 km²overlap1455.24 km²6%
- Basin #42540sub-area1 177,7 km²overlap1176.67 km²5%
- Basin #46120sub-area1 497,6 km²overlap1040.79 km²4%
- Basin #49200sub-area1 002,2 km²overlap1001.25 km²4%
- Basin #33520sub-area1 828,3 km²overlap947.25 km²4%
- Basin #51050sub-area976,3 km²overlap946.86 km²4%
35 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #69520sub-area2 710,9 km²overlap940.70 km²4%
- Basin #42410sub-area895,7 km²overlap894.90 km²4%
- Basin #37700sub-area1 402,2 km²overlap795.33 km²3%
- Basin #56490sub-area1 144,1 km²overlap681.43 km²3%
- Basin #54070sub-area676,6 km²overlap676.02 km²3%
- Basin #49380sub-area669,7 km²overlap669.03 km²3%
- Basin #62540sub-area621,3 km²overlap620.73 km²3%
- Basin #33420sub-area1 414,9 km²overlap608.64 km²3%
- Basin #46040sub-area588,1 km²overlap587.56 km²2%
- Basin #36400sub-area569,7 km²overlap569.19 km²2%
- Basin #24210sub-area1 790,8 km²overlap475.68 km²2%
- Basin #36300sub-area544,2 km²overlap413.17 km²2%
- Basin #42740sub-area404,1 km²overlap390.15 km²2%
- Basin #61760sub-area980,8 km²overlap291.90 km²1%
- Basin #56050sub-area447,4 km²overlap256.32 km²1%
- Basin #43080sub-area242,2 km²overlap241.99 km²1%
- Basin #46030sub-area215,2 km²overlap214.96 km²1%
- Basin #43030sub-area208,5 km²overlap208.28 km²1%
- Basin #43020sub-area182,4 km²overlap182.22 km²1%
- Basin #67820sub-area1 152,8 km²overlap178.16 km²1%
- Basin #43070sub-area173,4 km²overlap173.23 km²1%
- Basin #58140sub-area297,9 km²overlap149.64 km²1%
- Basin #47360sub-area1 731,6 km²overlap148.76 km²1%
- Basin #33340sub-area2 595,7 km²overlap143.80 km²1%
- Bassin de Oued el Fahlsub-area4 182 km²overlap76.84 km²0%
- Basin #49210sub-area68,8 km²overlap68.72 km²0%
- Basin #72560sub-area2 568 km²overlap64.01 km²0%
- Basin #56040sub-area195,3 km²overlap47.79 km²0%
- Basin #42840sub-area62,9 km²overlap47.08 km²0%
- Basin #38580sub-area934,6 km²overlap29.31 km²0%
- Basin #46050sub-area337,1 km²overlap20.78 km²0%
- Basin #51620sub-area515,5 km²overlap12.79 km²0%
- Basin #64390sub-area881,5 km²overlap5.37 km²0%
- Basin #33510sub-area1,9 km²overlap1.88 km²0%
- Basin #58130sub-area154,2 km²overlap1.48 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/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