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Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

1 096

Observations

61 224

Area

2 517,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 Sharjah : 16 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 18.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.186
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

1 096 distinct species · 61 224 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

61 224 obs · 68 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 22 154
807–22 153
139–806
51–138
< 51

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,5°C

Annual rain

135mm

Warmest m°

42,0°C

Coldest m°

13,5°C

Elevation: 147 m on average (min -14 m, max 858 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
135mm
Warmest month
42,0°C
Coldest month
13,5°C
Mean alt.
147m
Min
-14m
Max
858m
Std. dev.
115m
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

8,1

Org. C

3,5g/kg

Clay

20,3%

Sand

50,9%

Silt

28,9%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
4,1g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
28,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
3,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
28,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
3,3g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
29,0%

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

Land cover

Forest0.8%
Crops1.9%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil82.7%
Other (grassland, water…)12.2%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 18 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

170,1km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

8 012km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

106mm/an

Mean T°

26,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,94

Mean runoff

46mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

217m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)

6 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

18,7nW

Built-up

242,7%

Pesticides

61,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas20

IUCN Not Reported · 17IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 2

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

Wadi Garha

IUCN Not Reported

Protected Area · 2018

24 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations71