Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1982
226 km²
City · AUS
Greater Geelong
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
6 563
Observations
2 256 944
Area
1 247,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Greater Geelong : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.075
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
6 563 distinct species · 2 256 944 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,1°C
Annual rain
561mm
Warmest m°
22,5°C
Coldest m°
7,7°C
Elevation: 63 m on average (min -6 m, max 375 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
561mm
Warmest month
22,5°C
Coldest month
7,7°C
Mean alt.
63m
Min
-6m
Max
375m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
53,8g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
17,6%
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
6,3
Org. C
73,0g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
62,7%
Silt
18,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
47,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
17,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
57,7%
Silt
16,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.1%
Crops20.8%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)63.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 17 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
208,9km
Lake surface here
14,83km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 796km²
Discharge in basins
63,4m³/s
Mean precip.
583mm/an
Mean T°
14,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
193mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
90m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cowies Creeksub-area364,8 km²overlap325.26 km²26%
- Bassin de Hovells Creeksub-area244,7 km²overlap244.81 km²20%
- Bassin de Barwon Riversub-area264,3 km²overlap228.36 km²18%
- Bassin de Little Riversub-area620,9 km²overlap183.08 km²15%
- Basin #72770sub-area116,4 km²overlap108.93 km²9%
- Bassin de Moorabool River East Branchsub-area1 124,1 km²overlap102.79 km²8%
- Bassin de Barwon Riversub-area458 km²overlap26.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Thompson Creeksub-area307,9 km²overlap14.66 km²1%
- Basin #72820sub-area15,7 km²overlap12.28 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Lake Connewarrearea8,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lake Borrie Pond 9area1,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1426901area1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1426981area0,9 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1426924area0,7 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1426973area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1426952area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1426969area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1426945area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Barwon Riverord 5len here42.94 km23%total183 km
- Little Riverord 4len here41.50 km59%total71 km
- Hovells Creekord 3len here29.78 km100%total30 km
- Sutherland Creekord 3len here14.60 km83%total18 km
- Waurn Ponds Creekord 1len here12.63 km68%total18 km
- Stony Creekord 1len here11.24 km100%total11 km
- Cowies Creekord 1len here8.88 km100%total9 km
- Armstrong Creekord 1len here8.19 km100%total8 km
- Yarram Creekord 2len here7.11 km100%total7 km
- Sutherland Creek East Branchord 1len here6.84 km73%total9 km
- Sandy Creekord 1len here6.50 km100%total6 km
- Austin Streamord 2len here5.97 km100%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,6nW
Built-up
297,9%
Pesticides
12,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas22
IUCN Ia · 8IUCN IV · 7IUCN III · 3IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 8
Brisbane Ranges
IUCN IINational Park · 1977
89 km²
Lake Connewarre W.R
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve · 2001
37 km²
Port Phillip Heads
IUCN IIMarine National Park · 2002
35 km²
Western Grasslands N.C.R.
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2016
14 km²
The Spit W.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve · 1992
7 km²
Complete list22 protected areas
- Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine PeninsulaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1982226 km²
- Brisbane RangesNational ParkIUCN II197789 km²
- Lake Connewarre W.RNatural Features ReserveIUCN VI200137 km²
- Port Phillip HeadsMarine National ParkIUCN II200235 km²
- Western Grasslands N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV201614 km²
- The Spit W.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19927 km²
- Stony Creek (Durdiwarrah)Reference AreaIUCN Ia19843 km²
- Swan Bay - Edwards Point W.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19963 km²
- Serendip Wetlands Education FacilityNatural Features ReserveIUCN IV19912 km²
- Breamlea F.F.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia20032 km²
- Lonsdale Lakes W.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19982 km²
- Salt Lagoon, St Leonards W.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia20011 km²
- Portarlington (Point Richard) F.F.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19791 km²
- Limeburners Lagoon (Hovells Creek) F.F.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19810 km²
- Mount Anakie S.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN III20000 km²
- Barwon BluffMarine SanctuaryIUCN III20020 km²
- Drakes B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19880 km²
- Little River, Ripley SS.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN III19790 km²
- Durdidwarrah B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19790 km²
- Bellarine I110 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19880 km²
- Wurdi Youyang B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19790 km²
- Bellarine I109 B.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN IV19880 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN