Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
IUCN IIProtected Area · 2001
226 km²
Commune · ARE
Margab
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
34
Observations
63
Area
32,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Margab : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.100
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
34 distinct species · 63 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest m°
43,1°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 206 m on average (min 187 m, max 229 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest month
43,1°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
206m
Min
187m
Max
229m
Std. dev.
10m
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
8,3
Org. C
2,4g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
25,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sector 8
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,8g/kg
Clay
15,3%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
2,5g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
25,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
1,8g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
56,2%
Silt
25,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.9%
Crops2.8%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil90.1%
Other (grassland, water…)4.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
2 394km²
Mean precip.
90mm/an
Mean T°
26,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,95
Mean runoff
11mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
109m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
3,1nW
Built-up
39,1%
Pesticides
36,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN