Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Mile
Ethiopia
BWhArid, desert, hot(99 %)
Species observed
144
Observations
250
Area
3 384,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Mile : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.074
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
144 distinct species · 250 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,7°C
Annual rain
305mm
Warmest m°
39,8°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 528 m on average (min 359 m, max 1 163 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,7°C
Annual rain
305mm
Warmest month
39,8°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
528m
Min
359m
Max
1 163m
Std. dev.
114m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(99 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
33,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Afar Zone 1
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
33,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
33,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
32,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.6%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil49.4%
Other (grassland, water…)48.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
240,7km
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
64 270km²
Discharge in basins
385,2m³/s
Mean precip.
339mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,83
Mean runoff
71mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
603m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de water waysub-area1 543,9 km²overlap639.50 km²19%
- Basin #55530sub-area583,2 km²overlap520.27 km²15%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area720,4 km²overlap444.51 km²13%
- Bassin de Millesub-area1 707,6 km²overlap394.56 km²12%
- Bassin de water waysub-area1 081 km²overlap302.74 km²9%
- Bassin de Dewambahsub-area3 183,5 km²overlap295.62 km²9%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area296 km²overlap269.64 km²8%
- Bassin de Millesub-area1 064,8 km²overlap180.02 km²5%
- Bassin de Millesub-area121,1 km²overlap120.64 km²4%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Awashsub-area836,9 km²overlap101.19 km²3%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area42,9 km²overlap41.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area239,1 km²overlap28.11 km²1%
- Basin #63610sub-area1 589,2 km²overlap21.51 km²1%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area73 km²overlap12.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area50,7 km²overlap11.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 269,8 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,1%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN