Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2009
884 km²
District Council · AUS
Mount Remarkable
Australia
BSkArid, steppe, cold(82 %)
Species observed
3 613
Observations
142 279
Area
3 422,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Mount Remarkable : 26 espèces reliées par 57 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
57
Connectance
0.086
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 613 distinct species · 142 279 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,2°C
Annual rain
396mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
5,1°C
Elevation: 333 m on average (min -22 m, max 800 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
396mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
5,1°C
Mean alt.
333m
Min
-22m
Max
800m
Std. dev.
146m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(82 %)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
19,4g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
13,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
13,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
12,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
12,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops42.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
225,0km
Lake surface here
0,13km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 090km²
Discharge in basins
1,2m³/s
Mean precip.
404mm/an
Mean T°
16,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
12mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
309m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Stony Creeksub-area2 032,8 km²overlap1153.04 km²34%
- Bassin de Baroota Creeksub-area2 102,7 km²overlap1024.74 km²30%
- Bassin de Booleroo Creeksub-area753,5 km²overlap649.50 km²19%
- Bassin de Rocky Riversub-area1 949,3 km²overlap465.27 km²14%
- Bassin de Morchard Creeksub-area303,4 km²overlap102.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Yanyarrie Creeksub-area1 264,8 km²overlap27.95 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Booleroo Creekord 2len here42.74 km83%total52 km
- Baroota Creekord 3len here28.25 km100%total28 km
- Rocky Riverord 4len here24.67 km26%total94 km
- Mambray Creekord 2len here18.60 km100%total19 km
- Rocky River Creekord 3len here18.55 km100%total19 km
- Pine Creekord 4len here17.77 km53%total34 km
- Mount Remarkable Creekord 1len here17.41 km100%total17 km
- Appila Creekord 2len here12.15 km95%total13 km
- Telowie Creekord 1len here11.24 km100%total11 km
- Alligator Creekord 1len here8.70 km100%total9 km
- Stony Creekord 1len here8.09 km45%total18 km
- Wild Dog Creekord 2len here7.50 km100%total8 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,3%
Pesticides
20,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas24
IUCN III · 18IUCN VI · 3IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN IVMarine Park · 2009
522 km²
Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN IIMarine Park · 2009
207 km²
Mount Remarkable
IUCN VINational Park · 2000
167 km²
Wapma Thura-Southern Flinders Ranges
IUCN IINational Park · 2021
87 km²
Mount Brown
IUCN VIConservation Park · 2001
23 km²
Complete list24 protected areas
- Upper Spencer GulfMarine ParkIUCN VI2009884 km²
- Upper Spencer GulfMarine ParkIUCN IV2009522 km²
- Upper Spencer GulfMarine ParkIUCN II2009207 km²
- Mount RemarkableNational ParkIUCN VI2000167 km²
- Wapma Thura-Southern Flinders RangesNational ParkIUCN II202187 km²
- Mount BrownConservation ParkIUCN VI200123 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1280)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20031 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1640)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20221 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1281)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20031 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1278)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20030 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA912)Heritage AgreementIUCN III19940 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA112)Heritage AgreementIUCN III19870 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1279)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20030 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1641)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20220 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA262)Heritage AgreementIUCN III19890 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1494)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20120 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1208)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20010 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA114)Heritage AgreementIUCN III19870 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1636)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20210 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA105)Heritage AgreementIUCN III19870 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1523)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20130 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1462)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20090 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1394)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20070 km²
- Unnamed (No.HA1631)Heritage AgreementIUCN III20210 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN