UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · lbn
Shouf Biosphere Reserve
- Area
- 296 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 2005
Overview
- Designation
- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- Established
- 2005
- Managing authority
- The Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR) includes the Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve, Ammiq wetlands and the 22 surrounding villages, the same committee (APAC) managing the Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve, is the management authority of the SBR.
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
805 distinct species · 12 483 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Shouf Biosphere Reserve : 30 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
17,6km
Lake surface here
2,30km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 082km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
896mm/an
Mean T°
15,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
333mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
939m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 33.64152, 35.67088
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.