Chott ech Chergui
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
8 471 km²
Commune · DZA
Merhoum
Algeria
BSkArid, steppe, cold(94 %)
Species observed
19
Observations
36
Area
1 256,6km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Merhoum : 2 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
19 distinct species · 36 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,0°C
Annual rain
270mm
Warmest m°
35,2°C
Coldest m°
0,6°C
Elevation: 1 071 m on average (min 982 m, max 1 263 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,0°C
Annual rain
270mm
Warmest month
35,2°C
Coldest month
0,6°C
Mean alt.
1 071m
Min
982m
Max
1 263m
Std. dev.
52m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(94 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
33,8%
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
7,8
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
34,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
42,8%
Silt
33,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
33,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops9.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil75.0%
Other (grassland, water…)15.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
6
Max drainage
20 617km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
288mm/an
Mean T°
14,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,75
Mean runoff
7mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 097m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
2,3%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN