Shouf Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
296 km²
Commune · LBN
El-Werhaniyeh
Lebanon
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
194
Observations
452
Area
1,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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-Werhaniyeh : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.101
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
194 distinct species · 452 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,5°C
Annual rain
941mm
Warmest m°
27,7°C
Coldest m°
-0,6°C
Elevation: 1 024 m on average (min 868 m, max 1 235 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
941mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
-0,6°C
Mean alt.
1 024m
Min
868m
Max
1 235m
Std. dev.
60m
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
7,3
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
49,9%
Sand
20,9%
Silt
29,2%
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
51,1g/kg
Clay
47,1%
Sand
22,2%
Silt
30,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
29,2g/kg
Clay
51,3%
Sand
20,3%
Silt
28,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
51,2%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
28,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.4%
Crops1.5%
Built-up3.1%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)59.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
3 082km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 027mm/an
Mean T°
16,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,07
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
357mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
786m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
308,6%
Pesticides
29,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN