Ontologia

Water body · USA

Lake Erie

United States

DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

9 728

Observations

6 583 997

Area

12 955,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Lake Erie : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
66
Connectance
0.105
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

9 728 distinct species · 6 583 997 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

6 583 997 obs · 310 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 364 061
23 073–364 060
159–23 072
35–158
< 35

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

10,1°C

Annual rain

1 111mm

Warmest m°

26,1°C

Coldest m°

-5,6°C

Elevation: 156 m on average (min 116 m, max 225 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,1°C
Annual rain
1 111mm
Warmest month
26,1°C
Coldest month
-5,6°C
Mean alt.
156m
Min
116m
Max
225m
Std. dev.
9m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

32,6g/kg

Clay

32,7%

Sand

25,3%

Silt

42,0%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
58,4g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
42,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
25,7%
Silt
42,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
41,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest0.2%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)99.7%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology66 basins · 3 lakes · 84 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

330,1km

Lake surface here

12 856,43km²

Basins crossed

66

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

680 171km²

Discharge in basins

142 205,3m³/s

Mean precip.

949mm/an

Mean T°

9,2°C

Moisture idx

0,02

Max snow

22%

Mean runoff

280mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

207m

Watersheds crossing here

57 more basins

Lakes (3, top by area)

Rivers / streams (84, ord ≥ 4)

72 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

2,4%

Pesticides

27,8kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas43

IUCN V · 24IUCN IV · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 6IUCN Ia · 3IUCN III · 1IUCN Ib · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Ottawa

IUCN IV

National Wildlife Refuge

28 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN