Atlas Saharien
IUCN Not ApplicableCultural Park · 2008
88 692 km²
Commune · DZA
Mecheria
Algeria
BWkArid, desert, cold(98 %)
Species observed
65
Observations
131
Area
731,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Mecheria : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.056
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
65 distinct species · 131 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,2°C
Annual rain
225mm
Warmest m°
35,1°C
Coldest m°
-0,1°C
Elevation: 1 157 m on average (min 1 076 m, max 1 555 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
225mm
Warmest month
35,1°C
Coldest month
-0,1°C
Mean alt.
1 157m
Min
1 076m
Max
1 555m
Std. dev.
53m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(98 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
32,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
31,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops3.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil80.8%
Other (grassland, water…)15.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
1,83km²
Basins crossed
5
Max drainage
4 256km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
247mm/an
Mean T°
15,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,81
Mean runoff
8mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 130m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,6nW
Built-up
33,4%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN