Great Barrier Reef
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
349 115 km²
Region · AUS
Torres Strait Islands
Australia
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)
Species observed
1 549
Observations
16 909
Area
1 384,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Torres Strait Islands : 29 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.050
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
1 549 distinct species · 16 909 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 932mm
Warmest m°
28,6°C
Coldest m°
23,6°C
Elevation: 20 m on average (min -46 m, max 180 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 932mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
23,6°C
Mean alt.
20m
Min
-46m
Max
180m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology8 basins · 8 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,5km
Lake surface here
18,87km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 460km²
Discharge in basins
1,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 669mm/an
Mean T°
26,4°C
Moisture idx
0,13
Mean runoff
928mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
35m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Escape Riversub-area4 459,7 km²overlap1069.68 km²77%
- Basin #42160sub-area1 102,6 km²overlap213.15 km²15%
- Basin #66850sub-area71,1 km²overlap45.07 km²3%
- Basin #49720sub-area86,7 km²overlap40.33 km²3%
- Bassin de Jardine Riversub-area2 734,4 km²overlap8.28 km²1%
- Basin #66840sub-area344,9 km²overlap4.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Morehead Riversub-area1 986,6 km²overlap0.49 km²0%
- Basin #41940sub-area1 725,6 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas12
IUCN VI · 6IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN III · 1IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 12
Great Barrier Reef
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2004
213 763 km²
Great Barrier Reef Coast
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2004
42 456 km²
Apudthama
IUCN IINational Park Aboriginal · 2022
3 193 km²
Escape River
IUCN VIFish Habitat Area (A) · 2010
269 km²
Possession Island
IUCN IINational Park · 1999
5 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Great Barrier ReefWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable1981349 115 km²
- Great Barrier ReefMarine ParkIUCN VI2004213 763 km²
- Great Barrier Reef CoastMarine ParkIUCN VI200442 456 km²
- ApudthamaNational Park AboriginalIUCN II20223 193 km²
- Escape RiverFish Habitat Area (A)IUCN VI2010269 km²
- Possession IslandNational ParkIUCN II19995 km²
- MasigilgalIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN VI20242 km²
- Jardine RiverNational ParkIUCN II20221 km²
- Warraberalgal and PorumalgalIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN VI20141 km²
- Ugul Malu KawalIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN VI20010 km²
- Round IslandConservation ParkIUCN III20160 km²
- Kala LagawIndigenous Protected AreaIUCN V20090 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN