Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
García de Hevia
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
564
Observations
2 948
Area
907,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 García de Hevia : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.056
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
564 distinct species · 2 948 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
207,4km
Lake surface here
0,21km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 993km²
Discharge in basins
160,4m³/s
Mean precip.
2 117mm/an
Mean T°
26,8°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Mean runoff
809mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
225m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Oropesub-area397,5 km²overlap239.22 km²26%
- Bassin de Caño Oropitosub-area451,4 km²overlap226.02 km²25%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area285,4 km²overlap128.24 km²14%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area1 405 km²overlap119.89 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Jabillosub-area180,7 km²overlap103.22 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Pamplonitasub-area3 551,8 km²overlap56.58 km²6%
- Bassin de Caño Umuquenasub-area166,4 km²overlap27.16 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Escalantesub-area2 355,4 km²overlap6.79 km²1%
- Basin #71020sub-area440 km²overlap0.83 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Zuliaord 5len here54.79 km16%total341 km
- Río Oropeord 5len here34.35 km100%total34 km
- Caño Oropitoord 3len here30.71 km100%total31 km
- Caño el Burroord 5len here12.47 km100%total13 km
- Caño Cariritaord 2len here11.49 km100%total12 km
- Río Oropitoord 2len here10.60 km92%total12 km
- Río Cariraord 3len here9.85 km73%total14 km
- Caño Lavariord 1len here8.19 km100%total8 km
- Caño Oropitoord 3len here7.51 km100%total8 km
- Río Cariraord 2len here6.60 km100%total7 km
- Río Gritaord 4len here6.26 km10%total65 km
- Río Calichitoord 1len here6.02 km43%total14 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
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