Qarun
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1989
1 354 km²
Subdivision · EGY
Ibshaway
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
148
Observations
1 000
Area
157,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Ibshaway : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 60 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
60
Connectance
0.159
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
148 distinct species · 1 000 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
10mm
Warmest m°
37,2°C
Coldest m°
8,6°C
Elevation: -7 m on average (min -43 m, max 21 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
10mm
Warmest month
37,2°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
-7m
Min
-43m
Max
21m
Std. dev.
22m
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
7,8
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
23,7%
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
7,8
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
23,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
24,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.2%
Crops58.9%
Built-up4.3%
Bare soil3.7%
Other (grassland, water…)26.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
1,81km²
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
2 145km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
10mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,99
Mean runoff
1mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
7m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
21hab/km²
Night light
10,8nW
Built-up
435,0%
Pesticides
18,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Lake Qarun Protected Area
IUCN IaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 340 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN