Alsatari Reserve
IUCN VINature Reserve · 2023
313 km²
Province · OMN
Muscat
Oman
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
683
Observations
4 948
Area
442,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Muscat : 21 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.105
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
683 distinct species · 4 948 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest m°
36,1°C
Coldest m°
17,0°C
Elevation: 198 m on average (min -44 m, max 564 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
119mm
Warmest month
36,1°C
Coldest month
17,0°C
Mean alt.
198m
Min
-44m
Max
564m
Std. dev.
107m
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
8,1
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
13,9%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
26,2%
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
8,1
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
26,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
13,8%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
26,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.9%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil79.2%
Other (grassland, water…)18.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
60,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 933km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
108mm/an
Mean T°
26,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
71mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
340m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
6,3nW
Built-up
104,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Al Khairan Nature Reserve
IUCN IINature Tourism site · 2007
11 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN