Chott Merouane et Oued Khrouf
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
3 244 km²
Commune · DZA
El M'Ghair
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
27
Observations
48
Area
1 532,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 M'Ghair : 8 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 13.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.139
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
27 distinct species · 48 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
105mm
Warmest m°
39,6°C
Coldest m°
6,0°C
Elevation: 83 m on average (min -30 m, max 276 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
105mm
Warmest month
39,6°C
Coldest month
6,0°C
Mean alt.
83m
Min
-30m
Max
276m
Std. dev.
94m
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
8,2
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
35,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
35,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
35,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.3%
Crops3.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil87.8%
Other (grassland, water…)5.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 4 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,7km
Lake surface here
179,49km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 289km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
94mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,94
Mean runoff
12mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
97m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de واد الرتمsub-area1 725,4 km²overlap717.37 km²47%
- Basin #00110sub-area1 236,8 km²overlap454.24 km²30%
- Basin #02530sub-area2 083,1 km²overlap172.86 km²11%
- Bassin de Oued Itelsub-area1 725 km²overlap142.56 km²9%
- Bassin de Canal Oued Righsub-area894,4 km²overlap32.87 km²2%
- Basin #02560sub-area12,4 km²overlap12.35 km²1%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, 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
13,0%
Pesticides
8,2kg/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