Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2009
884 km²
City · AUS
Port Augusta
Australia
BShArid, steppe, hot(43 %)
Species observed
833
Observations
31 123
Area
1 152,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Port Augusta : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.086
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
833 distinct species · 31 123 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
307mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
6,3°C
Elevation: 76 m on average (min -26 m, max 386 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
307mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
6,3°C
Mean alt.
76m
Min
-26m
Max
386m
Std. dev.
83m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(43 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
65,6%
Silt
9,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
70,9%
Silt
10,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
9,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
34,0g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
8,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.7%
Crops5.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil8.1%
Other (grassland, water…)75.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,2km
Lake surface here
1,44km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 795km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
309mm/an
Mean T°
17,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,78
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
109m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Baroota Creeksub-area2 102,7 km²overlap334.73 km²29%
- Bassin de Myall Creeksub-area1 819,4 km²overlap188.94 km²16%
- Basin #74470sub-area408,5 km²overlap186.08 km²16%
- Basin #74460sub-area194,1 km²overlap150.03 km²13%
- Basin #95150sub-area540,5 km²overlap149.53 km²13%
- Bassin de Pirie-Torrens Corridorsub-area129,1 km²overlap107.42 km²9%
- Bassin de Pirie-Torrens Corridorsub-area285,3 km²overlap17.28 km²1%
- Basin #70500sub-area204,3 km²overlap17.17 km²1%
- Basin #74450sub-area1,1 km²overlap0.91 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
27,9%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN IVMarine Park · 2009
522 km²
Upper Spencer Gulf
IUCN IIMarine Park · 2009
207 km²
Winninowie
IUCN IaConservation Park · 1996
89 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN