Île aux Hérons Bird Sanctuary
IUCN IIIMigratory Bird Sanctuary · 1937
6 km²
Commune · CAN
Verdun
Canada
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(74 %)
Species observed
2 273
Observations
455 544
Area
17,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Verdun : 30 espèces reliées par 83 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
83
Connectance
0.106
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
2 273 distinct species · 455 544 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,0°C
Annual rain
1 057mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
-13,9°C
Elevation: 15 m on average (min 8 m, max 22 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,0°C
Annual rain
1 057mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
-13,9°C
Mean alt.
15m
Min
8m
Max
22m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(74 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Land cover
Forest5.3%
Crops0.6%
Built-up7.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)85.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,3km
Lake surface here
7,28km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
933 292km²
Discharge in basins
4 150,3m³/s
Mean precip.
965mm/an
Mean T°
6,4°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Max snow
21%
Mean runoff
576mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
24m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
25hab/km²
Night light
22,8nW
Built-up
792,9%
Pesticides
31,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN IV · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1
Bassin de la Prairie (Verdun) Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 2003
4 km²
Bassin de la Prairie (Île des Soeurs) Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 2005
4 km²
Île-des-Soeurs (partie boisé Saint-Paul -servitude-) Natural Area Under Private Stewardship
IUCN Not ReportedNatural Area Under Private Stewardship · 2006
0 km²
Bassin De La Prairie (S De Verdun) Island Or Peninsula Inhabited By A Colony Of Birds
IUCN VIIsland or peninsula inhabited by a colony of birds · 1993
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN