Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1982
226 km²
City · AUS
Wyndham
Australia
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 282
Observations
161 301
Area
542,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Wyndham : 26 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 53 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
53
Connectance
0.084
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 282 distinct species · 161 301 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,3°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 43 m on average (min -2 m, max 188 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
43m
Min
-2m
Max
188m
Std. dev.
36m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
19,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
66,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
19,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
18,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops16.6%
Built-up4.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)68.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 11 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
135,7km
Lake surface here
14,60km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 454km²
Discharge in basins
2,6m³/s
Mean precip.
594mm/an
Mean T°
13,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
195mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
153m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lake #84956area2,9 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #84959area2,6 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #84961area2,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #84958area1,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #84962area1,4 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #84954area1,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #84960area1,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1426896area0,7 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1426885area0,7 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Werribee Riverord 4len here32.49 km31%total106 km
- Little Riverord 4len here26.90 km38%total71 km
- Lollypop Creekord 2len here21.65 km100%total22 km
- Skeleton Creekord 2len here13.63 km75%total18 km
- Cherry Creekord 1len here9.40 km100%total9 km
- Davis Creekord 1len here8.33 km100%total8 km
- D1 Drainord 1len here6.66 km100%total7 km
- Dry Creekord 1len here4.71 km85%total6 km
- Laverton Creekord 2len here4.17 km42%total10 km
- Kayes Drainord 1len here3.76 km63%total6 km
- Cherry Creekord 1len here1.64 km35%total5 km
- Eynesbury Creekord 1len here1.44 km37%total4 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
8,2nW
Built-up
471,5%
Pesticides
19,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ia · 3IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Western Grasslands N.C.R.
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2016
14 km²
Melbourne Strategic Assessment Reserve
IUCN IVNature Conservation Reserve · 2024
13 km²
Point Cooke
IUCN IIMarine Sanctuary · 2002
3 km²
Cobbledicks SS.R.
IUCN IIINatural Features Reserve · 1979
0 km²
Angliss Grassland (Laverton North) N.C.R.
IUCN IaNatural Features Reserve · 2004
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine PeninsulaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1982226 km²
- Western Grasslands N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV201614 km²
- Melbourne Strategic Assessment ReserveNature Conservation ReserveIUCN IV202413 km²
- Point CookeMarine SanctuaryIUCN II20023 km²
- Cobbledicks SS.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN III19790 km²
- Angliss Grassland (Laverton North) N.C.R.Natural Features ReserveIUCN Ia20040 km²
- Truganina South N.C.R.Nature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia20170 km²
- Freshwater Swamp, Little River W.RNature Conservation ReserveIUCN Ia19800 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN