Skadar Lake
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
384 km²
Commune · ALB
Shkodër
Albania
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(79 %)
Species observed
415
Observations
2 658
Area
34,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Shkodër : 38 espèces reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
46
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.079
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
415 distinct species · 2 658 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,6°C
Annual rain
1 782mm
Warmest m°
28,9°C
Coldest m°
1,9°C
Elevation: 112 m on average (min 5 m, max 327 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
1 782mm
Warmest month
28,9°C
Coldest month
1,9°C
Mean alt.
112m
Min
5m
Max
327m
Std. dev.
114m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(79 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
48,6g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
41,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Shkodrës
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
84,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
42,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
42,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
40,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.3%
Crops9.2%
Built-up5.5%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)69.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 2 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,8km
Lake surface here
1,36km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
17 226km²
Discharge in basins
18,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 585mm/an
Mean T°
13,6°C
Moisture idx
0,39
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
1 134mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
298m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
14hab/km²
Night light
13,8nW
Built-up
552,5%
Pesticides
18,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 1IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 5📍 Point sites · 4
Managed Nature Reserve (Albanian part) of Shkodra lake / Rezerva Natyrore e Menaxhuar e Liqenit te Shkodres (pjesa shqiptare)
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
269 km²
Liqeni i Shkodres
IUCN IVManaged Nature Reserve (category IV IUCN) · 2005
265 km²
Lumi i Bunes-Velipoje
IUCN VProtected Landscape (category V IUCN) · 2005
230 km²
Protected Landscape of Buna river - Velipoja / Peizazhi i Mbrojtur i lumit te Bunes-Velipoja
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
227 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN