Chott el Hodna
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
3 599 km²
Chef-Lieu-Wilaya · DZA
M'Sila
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(96 %)
Species observed
55
Observations
89
Area
233,3km²
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 M'Sila : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.052
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
55 distinct species · 89 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,0°C
Annual rain
244mm
Warmest m°
37,4°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 499 m on average (min 410 m, max 806 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
244mm
Warmest month
37,4°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
499m
Min
410m
Max
806m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(96 %)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
8,8g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
34,6%
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
7,9
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
35,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
34,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
34,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.1%
Crops25.7%
Built-up3.3%
Bare soil34.9%
Other (grassland, water…)35.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
59,7km
Lake surface here
1,97km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
11 638km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
286mm/an
Mean T°
15,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
67mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
685m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
13,6nW
Built-up
331,4%
Pesticides
8,7kg/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