Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
García de Hevia
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Area
907,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
2 935mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 59 m on average (min 26 m, max 341 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
2 935mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
59m
Min
26m
Max
341m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
51,8g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
34,2%
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
5,3
Org. C
56,1g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
34,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
53,1g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
34,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
46,1g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
29,3%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.1%
Crops31.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
27,6%
Pesticides
6,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
8 999 km²
Cuenca de los Ríos Escalante y Orope (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 2)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 844 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio Zulia
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed · 2010
2 343 km²
Río Umuquena (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 1)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
257 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN