Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2008
17 350 km²
Commune · NCL
La Foa
New Caledonia
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)
Species observed
1 452
Observations
10 407
Area
575km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 La Foa : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.060
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
1 452 distinct species · 10 407 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 269mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
15,7°C
Elevation: 203 m on average (min -30 m, max 943 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 269mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
15,7°C
Mean alt.
203m
Min
-30m
Max
943m
Std. dev.
216m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
95,5km
Lake surface here
0,12km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
7 257km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 338mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Mean runoff
494mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
202m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Rivière La Foaord 3len here45.78 km100%total46 km
- Pocquereuxord 1len here10.79 km100%total11 km
- La Foaord 3len here9.88 km97%total10 km
- La Ouatomord 1len here8.89 km99%total9 km
- Témiaord 2len here6.55 km100%total7 km
- Popidéryord 1len here5.43 km100%total5 km
- Ouaméniord 2len here4.25 km11%total38 km
- Fonwhary (Fö Aré)ord 2len here3.91 km100%total4 km
- La Farinoord 1len here≈ tangenttotal9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 3📍 Point sites · 5
Parc de la Zone Côtière Ouest
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2009
2 553 km²
Ouano
IUCN Not ReportedNature reserve · 2009
35 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN