Ontologia

Water body · USA

Lake Ontario

United States

DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(57 %)

Species observed

3 936

Observations

1 499 251

Area

9 380,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Ontario : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 64 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
64
Connectance
0.138
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

3 936 distinct species · 1 499 251 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 499 251 obs · 208 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 136 528
15 382–136 527
733–15 381
41–732
< 41

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

Climate

Mean T°

8,6°C

Annual rain

1 028mm

Warmest m°

24,1°C

Coldest m°

-6,3°C

Elevation: -32 m on average (min -153 m, max 183 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,6°C
Annual rain
1 028mm
Warmest month
24,1°C
Coldest month
-6,3°C
Mean alt.
-32m
Min
-153m
Max
183m
Std. dev.
70m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(57 %)Cold

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

43,3g/kg

Clay

24,2%

Sand

38,7%

Silt

37,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
73,3g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
37,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
36,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
38,8%
Silt
37,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
36,6%

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

Land cover

Forest0.7%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)99.2%

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

Hydrology64 basins · 7 lakes · 71 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

356,4km

Lake surface here

9 192,82km²

Basins crossed

64

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

771 675km²

Discharge in basins

70 113,8m³/s

Mean precip.

888mm/an

Mean T°

8,0°C

Moisture idx

0,01

Max snow

29%

Mean runoff

501mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

100m

Watersheds crossing here

55 more basins

Lakes (7, top by area)

Rivers / streams (71, ord ≥ 4)

59 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

1,9%

Pesticides

28,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas51

IUCN Not Assigned · 29IUCN V · 18IUCN Ia · 1IUCN III · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Complete list

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