Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2008
17 350 km²
Commune · NCL
New Caledonia
Species observed
538
Observations
1 669
Area
151,4km²
Sample of 32 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 Ouvéa : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
538 distinct species · 1 669 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 345mm
Warmest m°
27,2°C
Coldest m°
21,0°C
Elevation: -6 m on average (min -537 m, max 99 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
209km²
Discharge in basins
3,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 345mm/an
Mean T°
23,2°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Mean runoff
647mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
12m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2008
17 350 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN