Ontologia

Governorate · tun

Kairouan

Tunisia

BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)

Species observed

842

Observations

5 381

Area

6 619,9km²

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 Kairouan : 23 espèces reliées par 48 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
48
Connectance
0.103
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

842 distinct species · 5 381 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

5 381 obs · 130 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 787
64–786
17–63
6–16
< 6

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

19,0°C

Annual rain

346mm

Warmest m°

35,5°C

Coldest m°

5,2°C

Elevation: 240 m on average (min 25 m, max 1 186 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
346mm
Warmest month
35,5°C
Coldest month
5,2°C
Mean alt.
240m
Min
25m
Max
1 186m
Std. dev.
183m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)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

14,4g/kg

Clay

30,2%

Sand

39,7%

Silt

30,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
30,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
38,8%
Silt
29,3%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest8.6%
Crops26.2%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil13.7%
Other (grassland, water…)50.8%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology22 basins · 6 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

298,2km

Lake surface here

23,18km²

Basins crossed

22

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

15 261km²

Discharge in basins

30,8m³/s

Mean precip.

323mm/an

Mean T°

17,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,77

Mean runoff

35mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

259m

Watersheds crossing here

13 more basins

Lakes (6, top by area)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

75,5%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas13

IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 5📍 Point sites · 1

Sebkhat Sidi El Heni

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012

365 km²

Ain Dahab

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland Zone of National Importance · 2007

70 km²

Ain Dahab

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2007

70 km²

Barrage Sidi Saad

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012

18 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations11