Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Zea
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(88 %)
Species observed
152
Observations
265
Area
119,8km²
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 Zea : 26 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.062
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
152 distinct species · 265 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
2 060mm
Warmest m°
27,3°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 821 m on average (min 110 m, max 2 283 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
2 060mm
Warmest month
27,3°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
821m
Min
110m
Max
2 283m
Std. dev.
495m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(88 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
49,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
30,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
66,4g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
48,8g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
30,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
32,6g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
29,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest56.2%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)41.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
29,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 355km²
Discharge in basins
2,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 614mm/an
Mean T°
25,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
597mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
411m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
30,1%
Pesticides
9,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 3🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
8 999 km²
Cuenca de los Ríos Escalante y Orope (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 2)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 844 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN