Al Houbara Protected Area
IUCN IVProtected Area · 2014
2 491 km²
Commune · ARE
Ghayathi
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
97
Observations
738
Area
1 527,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Ghayathi : 14 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.167
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
97 distinct species · 738 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
63mm
Warmest m°
42,9°C
Coldest m°
11,8°C
Elevation: 73 m on average (min 15 m, max 132 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,0°C
Annual rain
63mm
Warmest month
42,9°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
73m
Min
15m
Max
132m
Std. dev.
30m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
3,3g/kg
Clay
12,8%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
21,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Al Gharbia
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
3,9g/kg
Clay
12,5%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
21,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
3,3g/kg
Clay
12,5%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
22,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
2,7g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
21,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.4%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil96.5%
Other (grassland, water…)2.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
6
Max drainage
2 661km²
Mean precip.
62mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,97
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
82m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
20,3%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 3
Barqa Al Soqour Protected Area
IUCN IVProtected Area · 2017
79 km²
Bida’a Hazza’ Protected Area
IUCN IVProtected Area · 2016
77 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN