Ontologia

Commune · MAR

Ouarzazate

Morocco

BWhArid, desert, hot(38 %)

Species observed

798

Observations

30 690

Area

4 969,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Ouarzazate : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.154
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

798 distinct species · 30 690 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

30 690 obs · 106 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 635
180–8 634
16–179
7–15
< 7

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

15,9°C

Annual rain

295mm

Warmest m°

33,0°C

Coldest m°

-0,9°C

Elevation: 1 680 m on average (min 1 102 m, max 3 701 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,9°C
Annual rain
295mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
-0,9°C
Mean alt.
1 680m
Min
1 102m
Max
3 701m
Std. dev.
547m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(38 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,8

Org. C

13,3g/kg

Clay

22,3%

Sand

48,3%

Silt

29,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ouarzazate

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
49,1%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
29,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
29,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest1.1%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil71.4%
Other (grassland, water…)26.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 27 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

639,0km

Lake surface here

33,51km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

16 142km²

Discharge in basins

163,6m³/s

Mean precip.

300mm/an

Mean T°

14,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,79

Max snow

6%

Mean runoff

86mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 687m

Watersheds crossing here

5 more basins

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)

15 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

6,4%

Pesticides

2,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Applicable · 5

Ighernan

IUCN Not Applicable

Permanent Hunting Reserve · 2021

1 326 km²

Mansour Eddahbi

IUCN Not Applicable

Permanent Hunting Reserve · 2021

785 km²

Jbel Sargho

IUCN Not Applicable

Biological and Ecological Interest Site · 1994

218 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations6