Hirkan
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 066 km²
Region · aze
Lankaran
Azerbaijan
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(72 %)
Species observed
2 395
Observations
31 224
Area
5 585km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Lankaran : 27 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
63
Connectance
0.106
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 395 distinct species · 31 224 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,8°C
Annual rain
718mm
Warmest m°
27,5°C
Coldest m°
-1,3°C
Elevation: 499 m on average (min -48 m, max 2 399 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,8°C
Annual rain
718mm
Warmest month
27,5°C
Coldest month
-1,3°C
Mean alt.
499m
Min
-48m
Max
2 399m
Std. dev.
629m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(72 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
31,8g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
20,1%
Silt
43,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
50,6g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
20,5%
Silt
43,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
20,0%
Silt
43,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
19,7%
Silt
42,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.4%
Crops28.5%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)40.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 50 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
383,1km
Lake surface here
237,60km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 412km²
Discharge in basins
23,2m³/s
Mean precip.
598mm/an
Mean T°
12,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
150mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
521m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Viləşçaysub-area1 815,9 km²overlap1787.55 km²32%
- Bassin de Incacaysub-area1 464,6 km²overlap1301.97 km²23%
- Bassin de Lənkəransub-area1 093 km²overlap1088.33 km²19%
- Basin #70250sub-area468,4 km²overlap462.41 km²8%
- Bassin de برزند چاییsub-area923,4 km²overlap267.02 km²5%
- Bassin de Astaraçaysub-area402 km²overlap166.85 km²3%
- Bassin de برزند چاییsub-area708,3 km²overlap165.16 km²3%
- Basin #70060sub-area717,3 km²overlap133.50 km²2%
- Basin #70140sub-area58,8 km²overlap49.33 km²1%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de قره سوsub-area536,3 km²overlap8.71 km²0%
- Bassin de Arazsub-area3 197,9 km²overlap7.86 km²0%
- Bassin de قره سوsub-area2 096,1 km²overlap6.22 km²0%
- Basin #70130sub-area4 km²overlap3.06 km²0%
- Bassin de قره سوsub-area1 261,3 km²overlap0.97 km²0%
- Bassin de قره سوsub-area2 327,9 km²overlap0.31 km²0%
- Bassin de برزند چاییsub-area217,9 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
- Bassin de شیری حیاتیsub-area1 131,7 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Caspian Seaarea377 001,9 km²avg depth200.5 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea11 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea6,9 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #72996area3,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #73167area2,9 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #73176area2,5 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #73110area2,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea2,4 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Vileshchay Reservoirarea2,3 km²avg depth8.0 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #73132area1,8 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Xanbulaqçay Su Anbarıarea1,7 km²avg depth11.6 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea1,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #73115area1,5 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #73009area1,4 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea1,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #73016area1,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #73179area1,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Каспий теңізі - Hazar deňizi - دریای خزر - Xəzər dənizi - Каспийское море - دریای مازندرانarea1,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1368455area0,8 km²avg depth11.5 m
- Lac 1367768area0,8 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1367784area0,7 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367448area0,7 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1367789area0,7 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1367607area0,7 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367606area0,6 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1367716area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1367688area0,6 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1367612area0,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1367778area0,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1367939area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367595area0,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1368002area0,4 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1367524area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367647area0,3 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1367517area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367828area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1367848area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1367810area0,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1367955area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1368031area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1367514area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1367740area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1367591area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1367473area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1368018area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1367912area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1367641area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1367800area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1367509area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1367657area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Lənkəranord 3len here153.24 km100%total153 km
- Viləşçayord 3len here133.17 km100%total133 km
- Astaraçayord 3len here31.58 km63%total50 km
- برزند چاییord 4len here25.93 km16%total165 km
- Boladi Çayord 3len here24.41 km100%total24 km
- Viləşçayord 4len here7.40 km98%total8 km
- Incacayord 2len here7.36 km41%total18 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
76,9%
Pesticides
4,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Hyrcanian Forests
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2019
1 452 km²
Gyzylagach
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1 304 km²
National Gizilaghaj Park
IUCN IaNational Park · 2018
500 km²
Hirkan National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2004
406 km²
Zuvand
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
291 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- HirkanEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported2 066 km²
- Hyrcanian ForestsWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable20191 452 km²
- GyzylagachEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported1 304 km²
- National Gizilaghaj ParkNational ParkIUCN Ia2018500 km²
- Hirkan National ParkNational ParkIUCN II2004406 km²
- ZuvandEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported291 km²
- Lesser Gizilaghaj State Nature SanctuaryState Nature SanctuaryIUCN IV1978141 km²
- Hirkan State Nature ReserveState Nature SanctuaryIUCN IV200523 km²
- Rvarud State Nature SanctuaryState Nature SanctuaryIUCN IV20095 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN