Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
5 km²
Commune · ARE
Musaffah
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
189,6km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
27,8°C
Annual rain
74mm
Warmest m°
43,2°C
Coldest m°
13,3°C
Elevation: 11 m on average (min -14 m, max 42 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
74mm
Warmest month
43,2°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
11m
Min
-14m
Max
42m
Std. dev.
9m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)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
5,5g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
39,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiMaggregated to Abu Dhabi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
38,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
4,1g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
38,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
40,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.4%
Built-up9.7%
Bare soil71.3%
Other (grassland, water…)18.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Night light
47,6nW
Built-up
966,6%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 2
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
IUCN IVProtected Area · 2013
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN