Caldeirão
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2003
472 km²
Municipality · PRT
Loulé
Portugal
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 787
Observations
354 339
Area
763,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Loulé : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 54 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
54
Connectance
0.109
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
4 787 distinct species · 354 339 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,6°C
Annual rain
733mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
6,8°C
Elevation: 250 m on average (min -7 m, max 530 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
733mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
6,8°C
Mean alt.
250m
Min
-7m
Max
530m
Std. dev.
138m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
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
34,4g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
33,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
56,7g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
35,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
31,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.7%
Crops5.6%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil3.9%
Other (grassland, water…)64.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 2 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
155,3km
Lake surface here
0,31km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
65 746km²
Discharge in basins
34,6m³/s
Mean precip.
534mm/an
Mean T°
16,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
278mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
162m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Ribeira da Benemolaord 3len here15.14 km79%total19 km
- Ribeira da Goldraord 1len here13.90 km79%total18 km
- Ribeira do Rio Secoord 2len here11.17 km100%total11 km
- Ribeira do Vascanitoord 1len here10.13 km73%total14 km
- Ribeira da Foupanaord 2len here9.71 km17%total58 km
- Ribeira de Carcavaiord 2len here9.00 km100%total9 km
- Rio Vascãoord 2len here7.69 km13%total59 km
- Ribeira da Fragura (Barranco do Vigário)ord 1len here7.56 km100%total8 km
- Ribeira de Quarteiraord 3len here7.26 km87%total8 km
- Ribeira de Alteord 1len here6.16 km100%total6 km
- Ribeira de Algibreord 3len here5.45 km54%total10 km
- Ribeira dos Moinhosord 1len here5.23 km100%total5 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Ribeira de Vasconcilhosord 1len here5.01 km100%total5 km
- Ribeira do Vascãoord 2len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Ribeira de Quarteiraord 2len here4.37 km98%total4 km
- Ribeiras dos Carunchosord 2len here4.18 km100%total4 km
- Ribeira de São Lourençoord 1len here4.04 km100%total4 km
- Ribeira do Cadoiçoord 2len here3.88 km100%total4 km
- Ribeira de Odeleiteord 2len here3.15 km9%total34 km
- Ribeira das Mercêsord 1len here3.10 km97%total3 km
- Ribeira de Aradeord 2len here3.03 km41%total7 km
- Ribeira de Paderneord 3len here2.83 km31%total9 km
- Ribeira da Salgadaord 1len here2.63 km100%total3 km
- Ribeira do Biogalord 1len here2.21 km36%total6 km
- Barranco da Soalheiraord 1len here2.07 km100%total2 km
- Ribeira de Gaviãoord 1len here1.51 km57%total3 km
- Esteiro do Ancãoord 2len here≈ tangenttotal1 km
- Rio Aradeord 4len here≈ tangenttotal53 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,7nW
Built-up
132,9%
Pesticides
23,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN V · 2IUCN III · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 5
Caldeirão
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008
472 km²
Ribeira do Vascão
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
443 km²
Guadiana
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008
380 km²
Ria Formosa
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1988
233 km²
Barrocal
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008
208 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- CaldeirãoSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2003472 km²
- CaldeirãoSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2008472 km²
- Ribeira do VascãoWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2012443 km²
- GuadianaSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2008380 km²
- Ria FormosaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1988233 km²
- BarrocalSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2008208 km²
- Ria FormosaNature ParkIUCN V1978179 km²
- Ria Formosa / Castro MarimSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2008170 km²
- Ria FormosaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN V1980160 km²
- Rocha da PenaLocal Protected LandscapeIUCN III19917 km²
- Ribeira de QuarteiraSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20086 km²
- Fonte BenemolaLocal Protected LandscapeIUCN III19914 km²
- Foz do Almargem e do TrafalLocal Nature ReserveIUCN IV20241 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN