Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
24 km²
District · ARE
Kalba
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
624
Observations
36 260
Area
187,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Kalba : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.127
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
624 distinct species · 36 260 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,2°C
Annual rain
140mm
Warmest m°
40,4°C
Coldest m°
13,5°C
Elevation: 282 m on average (min -5 m, max 835 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,2°C
Annual rain
140mm
Warmest month
40,4°C
Coldest month
13,5°C
Mean alt.
282m
Min
-5m
Max
835m
Std. dev.
236m
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
7,9
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
27,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
27,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
27,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.8%
Crops2.2%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil70.6%
Other (grassland, water…)24.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
36,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
8 012km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
119mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
42mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
363m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
17,2nW
Built-up
204,1%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3🌊 Marine · 2
Alqurm Wa Lehhfaiiah Protected Area (Mangrove and Alhafeya Protected Area in Khor Kalba)
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2012
23 km²
Wadil-helo Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2007
17 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN