Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1992
275 km²
Division · LKA
Kalpitiya
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
215
Observations
1 592
Area
165,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Kalpitiya : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.062
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
215 distinct species · 1 592 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,2°C
Annual rain
1 178mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
23,7°C
Elevation: -4 m on average (min -176 m, max 182 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,2°C
Annual rain
1 178mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
23,7°C
Mean alt.
-4m
Min
-176m
Max
182m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
42,1g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
32,5%
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
6,2
Org. C
58,1g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
33,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
32,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
31,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.0%
Crops21.8%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil5.5%
Other (grassland, water…)52.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 7 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
3,30km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
475km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 174mm/an
Mean T°
28,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Mean runoff
439mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
13m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (7, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
240,4%
Pesticides
13,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN