Plateau de l'Arbois
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
43 km²
Commune · FRA
Velaux
France
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 803
Observations
32 617
Area
24,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Velaux : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 118 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
118
Connectance
0.151
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 803 distinct species · 32 617 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,0°C
Annual rain
613mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
1,5°C
Elevation: 100 m on average (min 32 m, max 241 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,0°C
Annual rain
613mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
1,5°C
Mean alt.
100m
Min
32m
Max
241m
Std. dev.
42m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
43,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Bouches-du-Rhône
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
54,4g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
43,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
44,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
18,9g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
29,2%
Silt
41,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.0%
Crops10.4%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil3.8%
Other (grassland, water…)54.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,1km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 591km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
640mm/an
Mean T°
13,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
295mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
193m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
2,3nW
Built-up
397,5%
Pesticides
20,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.