Lake Balaton
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1989
595 km²
Subregion · HUN
Marcali
Hungary
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(96 %)
Species observed
1 674
Observations
6 685
Area
820,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Marcali : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
100
Connectance
0.128
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 674 distinct species · 6 685 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,2°C
Annual rain
718mm
Warmest m°
26,7°C
Coldest m°
-3,0°C
Elevation: 140 m on average (min 103 m, max 235 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,2°C
Annual rain
718mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
-3,0°C
Mean alt.
140m
Min
103m
Max
235m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(96 %)Temperate
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
24,1g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
30,5%
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
6,5
Org. C
39,2g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
33,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
34,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
23,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.9%
Crops43.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)20.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 5 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
166,7km
Lake surface here
4,98km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 771km²
Discharge in basins
11,6m³/s
Mean precip.
674mm/an
Mean T°
10,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Max snow
6%
Mean runoff
153mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
147m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Boronkai-pataksub-area309,2 km²overlap252.84 km²31%
- Bassin de Marót-völgyi-csatornasub-area627,6 km²overlap237.23 km²29%
- Bassin de Határ-belvizicsatornasub-area354,1 km²overlap168.09 km²20%
- Bassin de Zala-Somogyi-határároksub-area221,4 km²overlap94.38 km²11%
- Bassin de Rinyasub-area1 059,6 km²overlap51.44 km²6%
- Bassin de Pogány-völgyi-vízsub-area298,6 km²overlap10.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Nyugati-főcsatornasub-area26,7 km²overlap4.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Milkovics-ároksub-area12,9 km²overlap2.16 km²0%
- Bassin de Világos-pataksub-area20,9 km²overlap0.10 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- Sári-csatornaord 2len here23.92 km100%total24 km
- Boronkai-patakord 3len here21.25 km75%total28 km
- Határ-belvizicsatornaord 2len here20.53 km94%total22 km
- Marót-völgyi-csatornaord 2len here19.05 km100%total19 km
- Zala-Somogyi-határárokord 2len here18.57 km46%total41 km
- Csisztai-övárokord 1len here8.02 km100%total8 km
- Somogysámsoni árokord 2len here8.00 km100%total8 km
- Nyugati-övcsatornaord 3len here6.08 km100%total6 km
- Sárvi-belvízcsatornaord 3len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Koroknai-vízfolyásord 2len here5.04 km34%total15 km
- Nyugati-főcsatornaord 3len here4.92 km10%total49 km
- Rinyaord 3len here4.04 km8%total52 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Nagyszakácsi-patakord 1len here3.71 km100%total4 km
- Kéthelyi-patakord 1len here3.06 km100%total3 km
- Kígyós-árokord 1len here2.61 km100%total3 km
- Aranyos-patakord 2len here2.60 km10%total25 km
- Fajszi-patakord 1len here2.38 km100%total2 km
- Zalaord 4len here1.99 km2%total103 km
- Cölömpös-árokord 4len here1.69 km100%total2 km
- Keszthelyi-határárokord 4len here1.30 km51%total3 km
- Sörnyei-vízfolyásord 2len here1.02 km18%total6 km
- Egyesített-övcsatornaord 2len here0.98 km9%total11 km
- Nagy-árokord 1len here0.15 km1%total23 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
33,3%
Pesticides
20,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN V · 3IUCN IV · 1
Balaton
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
595 km²
Balaton
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2010
595 km²
Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park
IUCN VNational Park · 1997
573 km²
Belső-Somogy
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
333 km²
Kis-Balaton
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1979
147 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Lake BalatonWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1989595 km²
- BalatonSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004595 km²
- BalatonSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2010595 km²
- Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti ParkNational ParkIUCN V1997573 km²
- Belső-SomogySpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004333 km²
- Kis-BalatonWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN V1979147 km²
- Kis-BalatonSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004133 km²
- Kis-BalatonSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2010133 km²
- Boronka-mellékeSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2010115 km²
- Fishponds and Marshlands south of Lake BalatonWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported201195 km²
- Balatoni berkekSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200486 km²
- Boronka-melléki Tájvédelmi KörzetLandscape Protection AreaIUCN V199184 km²
- Csörnyeberek (Zalakomár)Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201021 km²
- Pogány-völgyi rétekSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201020 km²
- Holládi-erdőSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201020 km²
- Nagybereki Fehér-víz természetvédelmi területNature Conservation AreaIUCN IV197716 km²
- FehérvízSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201016 km²
- Balatonkeresztúri rétekSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20106 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN