Cabo de Gata-Níjar
IUCN VNatural Park · 1987
495 km²
Commune · ESP
Spain
Species observed
2 989
Observations
123 166
Area
1 228,9km²
Sample of 41 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).
Tissu écologique de n.a. (16) : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 89 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
2 989 distinct species · 123 166 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
16,0°C
Annual rain
384mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
3,5°C
Elevation: 685 m on average (min 164 m, max 1 829 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
36,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Almería
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
244,5km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 167km²
Discharge in basins
1,2m³/s
Mean precip.
366mm/an
Mean T°
15,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
47mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
625m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
31,0%
Pesticides
42,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Natural Park · 1987
495 km²
Natura 2000 · 1992
495 km²
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1989
495 km²
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2012
495 km²
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015
337 km²
Natura 2000 · 2015
337 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN