Ria Formosa
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1988
233 km²
Municipality · PRT
Faro
Portugal
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 976
Observations
266 578
Area
188,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Faro : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.097
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
3 976 distinct species · 266 578 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,4°C
Annual rain
641mm
Warmest m°
26,2°C
Coldest m°
10,3°C
Elevation: 80 m on average (min -14 m, max 296 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,4°C
Annual rain
641mm
Warmest month
26,2°C
Coldest month
10,3°C
Mean alt.
80m
Min
-14m
Max
296m
Std. dev.
89m
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
6,2
Org. C
33,6g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
30,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
54,9g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
31,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
28,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.5%
Crops13.1%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil6.6%
Other (grassland, water…)63.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
34,0km
Lake surface here
0,41km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 731km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
526mm/an
Mean T°
16,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
288mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
125m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Secoord 2len here16.65 km96%total17 km
- Ribeira de Marchilord 2len here7.20 km98%total7 km
- Ribeira do Biogalord 1len here3.86 km64%total6 km
- Ribeira da Goldraord 1len here3.74 km21%total18 km
- Ribeira de Bela-Mandilord 1len here2.22 km21%total11 km
- Esteiro do Ancãoord 2len here0.36 km60%total1 km
- Ribeira de São Lourençoord 1len here0.01 km0%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
8,2nW
Built-up
321,7%
Pesticides
42,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN V · 2🌊 Marine · 4
Ria Formosa
IUCN VNature Park · 1978
179 km²
Ria Formosa / Castro Marim
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008
170 km²
Ria Formosa
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1980
160 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN