Lihir Island
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 1991
200 km²
Province · png
New Ireland
Papua New Guinea
AfTropical, rainforest(98 %)
Species observed
2 670
Observations
11 544
Area
9 674,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 New Ireland : 10 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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
2 670 distinct species · 11 544 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
3 802mm
Warmest m°
26,6°C
Coldest m°
23,2°C
Elevation: 363 m on average (min -872 m, max 1 940 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
3 802mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
23,2°C
Mean alt.
363m
Min
-872m
Max
1 940m
Std. dev.
410m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(98 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
89,5g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
26,9%
Silt
30,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
89,1g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
27,6%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
76,3g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
31,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
103,0g/kg
Clay
44,1%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
30,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest92.0%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)7.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 3 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
394,5km
Lake surface here
1,14km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 936km²
Discharge in basins
154,9m³/s
Mean precip.
2 920mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
0,52
Mean runoff
1 959mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
372m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Song Song Riversub-area2 936,4 km²overlap2750.04 km²28%
- Bassin de Tanpon Riversub-area1 670,3 km²overlap1555.94 km²16%
- Basin #52710sub-area1 478,4 km²overlap1335.86 km²14%
- Bassin de Mimias Riversub-area1 053,3 km²overlap1017.54 km²11%
- Bassin de Kait Riversub-area866 km²overlap826.55 km²9%
- Bassin de Munum Riversub-area917,4 km²overlap710.41 km²7%
- Basin #52680sub-area456,8 km²overlap397.71 km²4%
- Bassin de Kamdaru Riversub-area287,5 km²overlap286.09 km²3%
- Bassin de Weitin Riversub-area283,4 km²overlap282.01 km²3%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Weitin Riverord 4len here69.09 km100%total69 km
- Kamdaru Riverord 3len here63.29 km100%total63 km
- Mimias Riverord 3len here59.24 km100%total59 km
- Kait Riverord 3len here41.83 km100%total42 km
- Jau Riverord 3len here29.90 km99%total30 km
- Topaio Riverord 2len here26.48 km100%total27 km
- Song Song Riverord 2len here17.85 km99%total18 km
- Tanpon Riverord 2len here16.59 km100%total17 km
- Ujam Riverord 3len here16.18 km100%total16 km
- Kabaselir Riverord 3len here13.93 km100%total14 km
- Huru Riverord 2len here10.92 km100%total11 km
- Nubai Riverord 2len here9.19 km100%total9 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Matagenta Riverord 2len here4.86 km98%total5 km
- Puk Riverord 1len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Tomadin Riverord 2len here2.88 km100%total3 km
- Danlilian Riverord 2len here2.58 km99%total3 km
- Suralil Riverord 1len here2.29 km100%total2 km
- Akebut Riverord 1len here1.08 km93%total1 km
- Munum Riverord 1len here1.04 km90%total1 km
- Puk Riverord 2len here0.89 km68%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
7,1%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN