Hab Dam
IUCN IVWildlife Sanctuary (WS) · 1972
462 km²
Commune · PAK
Karachi west
Pakistan
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
550
Observations
7 316
Area
1 000,9km²
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 Karachi west : 18 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 17.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.170
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
550 distinct species · 7 316 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,9°C
Annual rain
189mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
14,5°C
Elevation: 52 m on average (min -7 m, max 164 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,9°C
Annual rain
189mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
52m
Min
-7m
Max
164m
Std. dev.
34m
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
8,2
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
29,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Karachi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,1g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
29,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
4,9g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
29,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.5%
Crops22.4%
Built-up3.3%
Bare soil21.3%
Other (grassland, water…)50.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 8 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
86,3km
Lake surface here
5,31km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
9 968km²
Discharge in basins
4,8m³/s
Mean precip.
196mm/an
Mean T°
25,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,87
Mean runoff
71mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
94m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
29hab/km²
Night light
6,0nW
Built-up
329,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Hab Dam
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
462 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN