Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Samuel Dario Maldonado
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
102
Observations
205
Area
426,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Samuel Dario Maldonado : 22 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.085
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
102 distinct species · 205 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 871mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
21,2°C
Elevation: 151 m on average (min 10 m, max 1 219 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 871mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
151m
Min
10m
Max
1 219m
Std. dev.
183m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
49,8g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
34,1%
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
5,3
Org. C
60,9g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
34,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
33,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.3%
Crops37.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)35.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
107,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 355km²
Discharge in basins
7,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 630mm/an
Mean T°
25,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
597mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
379m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
19,7%
Pesticides
10,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 4🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
8 999 km²
Cuenca de los Ríos Escalante y Orope (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 2)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 844 km²
Río Umuquena (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 1)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
257 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN