Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
IUCN IIProtected Area · 2001
226 km²
Commune · ARE
Margham
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
109
Observations
483
Area
151,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Margham : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.071
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
109 distinct species · 483 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
124mm
Warmest m°
43,3°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 159 m on average (min 118 m, max 189 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
124mm
Warmest month
43,3°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
159m
Min
118m
Max
189m
Std. dev.
13m
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
8,2
Org. C
2,5g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
25,2%
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
3,1g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
2,6g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
25,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
1,9g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
25,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil96.5%
Other (grassland, water…)2.0%
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.
93mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,95
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
146m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
4,4nW
Built-up
24,0%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Al Ghaf of Nazwa
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2014
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN