Ontologia

Emirate · are

Ras Al-Khaimah

United Arab Emirates

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

784

Observations

50 698

Area

2 429,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Ras Al-Khaimah : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 17.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.171
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

784 distinct species · 50 698 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

50 698 obs · 47 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 10 921
4 619–10 920
424–4 618
110–423
< 110

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

Climate

Mean T°

26,9°C

Annual rain

160mm

Warmest m°

39,2°C

Coldest m°

14,1°C

Elevation: 301 m on average (min -16 m, max 1 676 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
160mm
Warmest month
39,2°C
Coldest month
14,1°C
Mean alt.
301m
Min
-16m
Max
1 676m
Std. dev.
281m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,0

Org. C

7,3g/kg

Clay

19,4%

Sand

51,7%

Silt

28,9%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
29,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
6,1g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
28,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
28,8%

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

Land cover

Forest0.6%
Crops2.1%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil76.1%
Other (grassland, water…)19.5%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 49 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

334,3km

Lake surface here

0,48km²

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

8 012km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

132mm/an

Mean T°

25,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,92

Mean runoff

30mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

329m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (49, ord ≥ 4)

37 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

7,7nW

Built-up

164,2%

Pesticides

125,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1

Wadi Wurayah

IUCN II

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009

224 km²

Wadi Wurayah

IUCN Not Applicable

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2018

224 km²

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

Sub-administrations60