Shouf Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
296 km²
Commune · LBN
Lala
Lebanon
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(80 %)
Species observed
116
Observations
424
Area
13,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Lala : 27 espèces reliées par 54 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
54
Connectance
0.096
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
116 distinct species · 424 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,7°C
Annual rain
728mm
Warmest m°
28,5°C
Coldest m°
-0,6°C
Elevation: 1 067 m on average (min 874 m, max 1 413 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,7°C
Annual rain
728mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
-0,6°C
Mean alt.
1 067m
Min
874m
Max
1 413m
Std. dev.
184m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(80 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
51,7%
Sand
19,9%
Silt
28,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to West Bekaa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
50,2%
Sand
20,7%
Silt
29,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
52,3%
Sand
19,7%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
17,2g/kg
Clay
52,7%
Sand
19,4%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.5%
Crops33.2%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil4.5%
Other (grassland, water…)54.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,5km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 178km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
760mm/an
Mean T°
14,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
308mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 097m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
1,7nW
Built-up
178,0%
Pesticides
32,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN