Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Mara
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
1 205
Observations
24 516
Area
3 100,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Mara : 22 espèces reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.081
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
1 205 distinct species · 24 516 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
977mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 224 m on average (min -2 m, max 2 004 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
977mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
224m
Min
-2m
Max
2 004m
Std. dev.
328m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
30,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
30,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
30,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.8%
Crops9.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)44.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 24 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
229,5km
Lake surface here
67,32km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 230km²
Discharge in basins
27,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 063mm/an
Mean T°
26,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
104mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
274m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area1 620,9 km²overlap1040.46 km²34%
- Bassin de Río Cachirísub-area1 508,3 km²overlap961.89 km²31%
- Basin #55310sub-area1 065,4 km²overlap512.55 km²17%
- Bassin de CALLE 99Fsub-area1 559 km²overlap234.48 km²8%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area317,5 km²overlap229.32 km²7%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area103,7 km²overlap84.27 km²3%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area14,5 km²overlap14.49 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Carraipiasub-area1 151,8 km²overlap13.43 km²0%
- Basin #55210sub-area168,6 km²overlap3.69 km²0%
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Embalse de Tulearea31,8 km²avg depth8.4 m
- Embalse Manuelotearea17,8 km²avg depth14.1 m
- Ciénaga de Sinamaicaarea11,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #15923area4,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #15921area1,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #15922area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1074249area0,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074277area0,6 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1074253area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1074324area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1074288area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1074267area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1074252area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1074258area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1074385area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1074275area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1074395area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1074278area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1074263area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074327area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074320area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1074271area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1074421area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074266area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
31,2%
Pesticides
9,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 5🌊 Marine · 2
Cuenca de los Ríos Guasare, Socuy y Cachiri
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1973
3 049 km²
Serranía de Perijá
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts · 2011
422 km²
Montes de Oca
IUCN VIRegional Protective Forest Reserves · 2007
120 km²
Distrito Mara
IUCN VIAgricultural Development Zone (ZAA) · 1981
110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN