Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer
IUCN Not Assignedbiosphere reserve · 2021
4 174 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Germany
Species observed
1 380
Observations
7 870
Area
70,2km²
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).
Tissu écologique de Leer (Ostfriesland) : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 103 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
1 380 distinct species · 7 870 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
9,4°C
Annual rain
839mm
Warmest m°
21,2°C
Coldest m°
-0,2°C
Elevation: 2 m on average (min -1 m, max 8 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
91,2g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
42,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Leer
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
19,9km
Lake surface here
0,28km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
12 103km²
Discharge in basins
14,4m³/s
Mean precip.
785mm/an
Mean T°
8,8°C
Moisture idx
0,18
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
461mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
6m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
2,1nW
Built-up
363,6%
Pesticides
31,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
biosphere reserve · 2021
4 174 km²
biosphere reserve - transition area · 2021
738 km²
Landscape Protection Area · 2011
87 km²
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2001
87 km²
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2017
74 km²
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2001
40 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN