Ontologia

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Lake Macquarie

Australia

CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(96 %)

Species observed

5 744

Observations

546 397

Area

648km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Macquarie : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.087
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

5 744 distinct species · 546 397 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

546 397 obs · 15 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 89 019
79 838–89 018
53 791–79 837
23 034–53 790
< 23 034

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,8°C

Annual rain

1 154mm

Warmest m°

25,2°C

Coldest m°

10,0°C

Elevation: 62 m on average (min -21 m, max 423 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 154mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
10,0°C
Mean alt.
62m
Min
-21m
Max
423m
Std. dev.
74m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(96 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

32,9g/kg

Clay

21,4%

Sand

53,7%

Silt

24,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
46,6g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
49,2%
Silt
25,2%

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

Land cover

Forest64.0%
Crops0.3%
Built-up3.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)31.1%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 7 lakes · 17 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

102,2km

Lake surface here

3,98km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

21 294km²

Discharge in basins

2,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 221mm/an

Mean T°

17,3°C

Moisture idx

0,02

Mean runoff

326mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

92m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (7, top by area)

Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)

5 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

2,2nW

Built-up

361,4%

Pesticides

0,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas11

IUCN II · 7IUCN Ia · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 6

Jilliby

IUCN II

State Conservation Area · 2003

121 km²

Watagans

IUCN II

National Park · 2007

78 km²

Sugarloaf

IUCN II

State Conservation Area · 2016

42 km²

Munmorah

IUCN II

State Conservation Area · 2015

22 km²

Complete list

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