Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Maracaibo
Venezuela
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)
Species observed
455
Observations
24 436
Area
318km²
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 Maracaibo : 19 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.091
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
455 distinct species · 24 436 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest m°
33,3°C
Coldest m°
23,9°C
Elevation: 30 m on average (min -4 m, max 75 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,4°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest month
33,3°C
Coldest month
23,9°C
Mean alt.
30m
Min
-4m
Max
75m
Std. dev.
19m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
28,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
28,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
28,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.9%
Crops15.2%
Built-up16.5%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)62.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,4km
Lake surface here
5,74km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 559km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
581mm/an
Mean T°
28,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
95mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
44m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
41hab/km²
Night light
35,8nW
Built-up
1 653,6%
Pesticides
6,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 3🌊 Marine · 3
Del Área Metropolitana de Maracaibo
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1986
209 km²
Distrito Mara
IUCN VIAgricultural Development Zone (ZAA) · 1981
110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN