Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Torres
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)
Area
6 918,4km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
25,9°C
Annual rain
844mm
Warmest m°
32,7°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 639 m on average (min 253 m, max 1 838 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,9°C
Annual rain
844mm
Warmest month
32,7°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
639m
Min
253m
Max
1 838m
Std. dev.
201m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
32,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
33,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
32,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
31,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.1%
Crops2.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.6%
Other (grassland, water…)59.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
10,7%
Pesticides
6,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN VI · 6IUCN II · 2🌊 Marine · 1
Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa Trujillo
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
6 486 km²
Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Matícora y Cocuiza
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 590 km²
Cuenca Alta del Río Tocuyo Sector Curarigua
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
749 km²
Valle del Quíbor
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
625 km²
Cuenta Alta y Media Río Machango
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1990
583 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Lago de MaracaiboCritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)IUCN VI198158 243 km²
- Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa TrujilloProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI19746 486 km²
- Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Matícora y CocuizaProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI19742 590 km²
- Cuenca Alta del Río Tocuyo Sector CurariguaProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1974749 km²
- Valle del QuíborNational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH)IUCN VI1974625 km²
- Cuenta Alta y Media Río MachangoProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1990583 km²
- DiniraNational Park (PN)IUCN II1988455 km²
- Cerro SarocheNational Park (PN)IUCN II1989361 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN