Port Stephens - Great Lakes
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2005
435 km²
Area · AUS
Port Stephens
Australia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 254
Observations
443 176
Area
858,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Stephens : 16 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.111
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
4 254 distinct species · 443 176 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,1°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest m°
26,7°C
Coldest m°
9,5°C
Elevation: 20 m on average (min -352 m, max 217 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
9,5°C
Mean alt.
20m
Min
-352m
Max
217m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,4g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
28,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
49,6g/kg
Clay
14,9%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
28,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,2g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
28,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.1%
Crops2.8%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)39.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
137,5km
Lake surface here
22,65km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
21 294km²
Discharge in basins
43,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 139mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
283mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
84m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Twelve Mile Creeksub-area467,1 km²overlap405.30 km²47%
- Bassin de Williams Riversub-area1 273,8 km²overlap161.64 km²19%
- Bassin de Hunter Riversub-area357,5 km²overlap155.54 km²18%
- Bassin de Paterson Riversub-area1 204,9 km²overlap61.15 km²7%
- Bassin de Hunter Riversub-area106,4 km²overlap42.94 km²5%
- Bassin de Karuah Riversub-area1 444,8 km²overlap30.24 km²4%
- Bassin de Myall Riversub-area2 664,6 km²overlap0.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Wyong Riversub-area2 011,3 km²overlap0.13 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Williams Riverord 3len here21.28 km30%total70 km
- Twelve Mile Creekord 2len here19.16 km99%total19 km
- Hunter Riverord 5len here15.81 km5%total289 km
- Moffats Creekord 1len here13.88 km100%total14 km
- Balickera Canalord 1len here10.58 km100%total11 km
- Grahamstown Drainord 2len here7.53 km100%total8 km
- Paterson Riverord 3len here7.46 km6%total121 km
- The Ten Foot Drainord 2len here6.17 km96%total6 km
- Jackass Creekord 3len here4.80 km100%total5 km
- Karuah Riverord 4len here4.74 km6%total75 km
- Caswells Creekord 1len here4.53 km100%total5 km
- Tumbledown Creekord 1len here4.31 km39%total11 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Green Wattle Creekord 1len here4.18 km88%total5 km
- Tilligery Creekord 1len here3.25 km100%total3 km
- Wattle Creekord 1len here2.90 km37%total8 km
- Scotch Creekord 5len here1.75 km49%total4 km
- Stony Creekord 2len here1.41 km7%total21 km
- Hunter River North Armord 5len here1.39 km16%total9 km
- Wallis Creekord 1len here1.16 km100%total1 km
- Limeburners Creekord 2len here0.91 km6%total16 km
- Weakleys Flat Creekord 1len here0.24 km3%total10 km
- Four Mile Creekord 2len here0.04 km0%total15 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
137,3%
Pesticides
2,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas27
IUCN II · 13IUCN Ia · 8IUCN IV · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 19
Port Stephens - Great Lakes
IUCN IVMarine Park · 2005
375 km²
Port Stephens - Great Lakes
IUCN IIMarine Park · 2005
168 km²
Hunter Wetlands
IUCN IINational Park · 2019
50 km²
Tilligerry
IUCN IIState Conservation Area · 2013
48 km²
Karuah
IUCN IINational Park · 2008
35 km²
Complete list27 protected areas
- Port Stephens - Great LakesMarine ParkIUCN VI2005435 km²
- Port Stephens - Great LakesMarine ParkIUCN IV2005375 km²
- Port Stephens - Great LakesMarine ParkIUCN II2005168 km²
- Hunter WetlandsNational ParkIUCN II201950 km²
- TilligerryState Conservation AreaIUCN II201348 km²
- KaruahNational ParkIUCN II200835 km²
- Hunter Estuary WetlandsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported198434 km²
- MedowieState Conservation AreaIUCN II202229 km²
- WallarooNational ParkIUCN II200728 km²
- TomareeNational ParkIUCN II200723 km²
- WorimiNational ParkIUCN IV201819 km²
- WorimiRegional ParkIUCN V200713 km²
- ColumbeyNational ParkIUCN II201613 km²
- WorimiState Conservation AreaIUCN II20079 km²
- Gir-um-bitNational ParkIUCN II20086 km²
- TilligerryNature ReserveIUCN Ia20075 km²
- WallarooFlora ReserveIUCN Ia20075 km²
- ColumbeyState Conservation AreaIUCN II20112 km²
- MedowieNature ReserveIUCN Ia20072 km²
- Gir-um-bitState Conservation AreaIUCN II20072 km²
- Moffats SwampNature ReserveIUCN Ia19771 km²
- TilligerryNational ParkIUCN II20071 km²
- Seaham SwampNature ReserveIUCN IV20030 km²
- Snapper IslandNature ReserveIUCN Ia19820 km²
- Shark IslandNature ReserveIUCN Ia20050 km²
- One Tree IslandNature ReserveIUCN Ia20030 km²
- Bushy IslandNature ReserveIUCN Ia20030 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN