Awash-West
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
1 494 km²
Commune · ETH
Fentale
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)
Species observed
1 174
Observations
19 129
Area
1 240,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Fentale : 16 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.100
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
1 174 distinct species · 19 129 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
631mm
Warmest m°
34,0°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 1 060 m on average (min 861 m, max 1 767 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
631mm
Warmest month
34,0°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
1 060m
Min
861m
Max
1 767m
Std. dev.
125m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
36,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Misraq Shewa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
36,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
36,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
35,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.5%
Crops7.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil4.4%
Other (grassland, water…)81.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 3 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
64,5km
Lake surface here
38,83km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 712km²
Discharge in basins
41,1m³/s
Mean precip.
653mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
52mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 212m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Awashsub-area513,1 km²overlap444.81 km²36%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area726,1 km²overlap359.19 km²29%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area1 354,8 km²overlap172.73 km²14%
- Basin #48950sub-area2 037,7 km²overlap134.41 km²11%
- Bassin de Awash Riversub-area1 127,8 km²overlap102.95 km²8%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area283 km²overlap15.50 km²1%
- Basin #82480sub-area11,2 km²overlap11.17 km²1%
- Bassin de Arba Dimasub-area1 814,5 km²overlap0.11 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
18,0%
Pesticides
3,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN