Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Justo Briceño
Venezuela
ETPolar, tundra(44 %)
Species observed
352
Observations
1 863
Area
562,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Justo Briceño : 33 espèces reliées par 59 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
45
Interactions affichées
59
Connectance
0.060
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
352 distinct species · 1 863 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,3°C
Annual rain
1 955mm
Warmest m°
14,7°C
Coldest m°
6,3°C
Elevation: 2 919 m on average (min 408 m, max 4 424 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,3°C
Annual rain
1 955mm
Warmest month
14,7°C
Coldest month
6,3°C
Mean alt.
2 919m
Min
408m
Max
4 424m
Std. dev.
1 147m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(44 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
32,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
68,1g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
32,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
51,4g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
32,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
37,8g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
32,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.7%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil10.4%
Other (grassland, water…)42.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,8km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 863km²
Discharge in basins
18,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 045mm/an
Mean T°
15,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
636mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 178m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #02180sub-area915,2 km²overlap442.77 km²79%
- Bassin de Río Chamasub-area665,1 km²overlap80.54 km²14%
- Bassin de Río Tucanísub-area1 863,2 km²overlap19.84 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Motatánsub-area577 km²overlap14.01 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Mucujúnsub-area244,3 km²overlap4.15 km²1%
- Basin #02190sub-area415,6 km²overlap0.75 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,7%
Pesticides
9,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 3IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Sur - Este del Lago de Maracaibo, Santo Domingo - Motatan
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
3 668 km²
Dr. Antonio José Uzcátegui Burguera (Sierra de la Culata)
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1989
2 011 km²
Subcuenca Río Mucujún
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1985
191 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN