Kafta-Shiraro
IUCN IINational Park · 2007
1 879 km²
District · ERI
La`Elay Gash
Eritrea
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)
Species observed
20
Observations
84
Area
3 668,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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`Elay Gash : 2 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
20 distinct species · 84 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
640mm
Warmest m°
37,8°C
Coldest m°
15,7°C
Elevation: 948 m on average (min 675 m, max 1 301 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
640mm
Warmest month
37,8°C
Coldest month
15,7°C
Mean alt.
948m
Min
675m
Max
1 301m
Std. dev.
112m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
42,4%
Sand
24,3%
Silt
33,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
42,4%
Sand
24,3%
Silt
33,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
23,2%
Silt
32,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.0%
Crops13.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)78.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
171,1km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
61 328km²
Discharge in basins
240,2m³/s
Mean precip.
605mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
90mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
953m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gash River ሩባ ጋሽ نهر القاشsub-area4 416,9 km²overlap1737.66 km²47%
- Bassin de ገረብ ተከዘ Tekezé Riversub-area892,7 km²overlap805.22 km²22%
- Bassin de Sitonasub-area2 078,4 km²overlap736.18 km²20%
- Bassin de ገረብ ተከዘ Tekezé Riversub-area291,4 km²overlap240.56 km²7%
- Bassin de Wadi Golij وادي غلخsub-area625,4 km²overlap60.89 km²2%
- Bassin de Gash River ሩባ ጋሽ نهر القاشsub-area698,2 km²overlap45.01 km²1%
- Bassin de ገረብ ተከዘ Tekezé Riversub-area614,1 km²overlap41.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Gash River ሩባ ጋሽ نهر القاشsub-area1 681,8 km²overlap2.02 km²0%
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
4,5%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN