Western Mountain Nature Reserve
IUCN VINature Reserve · 2023
485 km²
Province · OMN
Liwa
Oman
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
213
Observations
3 885
Area
1 069,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Liwa : 21 espèces reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
40
Connectance
0.114
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
213 distinct species · 3 885 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,5°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest m°
40,3°C
Coldest m°
13,5°C
Elevation: 295 m on average (min -9 m, max 944 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest month
40,3°C
Coldest month
13,5°C
Mean alt.
295m
Min
-9m
Max
944m
Std. dev.
241m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,3g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
24,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
6,1g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
13,8%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,1g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
23,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops3.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil72.6%
Other (grassland, water…)23.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
170,7km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
8 012km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
119mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
42mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
363m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Wadi Bani Umar al Gharbiord 3len here61.39 km89%total69 km
- Wadi ar Rajmiord 3len here33.13 km60%total55 km
- Wadi Fazahord 3len here31.23 km81%total38 km
- Wadi Nabrord 3len here27.07 km100%total27 km
- Wadi al Jizziord 3len here7.18 km6%total125 km
- Wadi Zabyanord 1len here4.86 km100%total5 km
- Wadi Khabiyatord 1len here3.92 km100%total4 km
- Wadi Bani `Umarord 2len here1.89 km100%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
4,0nW
Built-up
50,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN