Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
10 826 km²
Department · ARG
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Argentina
BWkArid, desert, cold(88 %)
Species observed
465
Observations
8 198
Area
28 458,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Antofagasta de la Sierra : 22 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.070
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
465 distinct species · 8 198 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,4°C
Annual rain
194mm
Warmest m°
15,7°C
Coldest m°
-10,2°C
Elevation: 4 227 m on average (min 3 005 m, max 6 199 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,4°C
Annual rain
194mm
Warmest month
15,7°C
Coldest month
-10,2°C
Mean alt.
4 227m
Min
3 005m
Max
6 199m
Std. dev.
552m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(88 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
17,2g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
20,7%
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
7,9
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
14,4%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
20,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
20,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
20,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.0%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil78.9%
Other (grassland, water…)21.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology48 basins · 50 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
413,6km
Lake surface here
113,24km²
Basins crossed
48
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 454km²
Discharge in basins
42,7m³/s
Mean precip.
74mm/an
Mean T°
5,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Max snow
10%
Mean runoff
63mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 191m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Punillasub-area6 453,4 km²overlap6436.32 km²23%
- Bassin de Río de Los Patossub-area3 888 km²overlap2715.04 km²10%
- Basin #42480sub-area2 694,9 km²overlap2668.37 km²9%
- Basin #96810sub-area1 720,4 km²overlap1717.24 km²6%
- Basin #43950sub-area1 712,4 km²overlap1656.11 km²6%
- Basin #43200sub-area1 356,5 km²overlap1348.24 km²5%
- Basin #42020sub-area1 149,8 km²overlap1147.71 km²4%
- Basin #95580sub-area889,4 km²overlap887.70 km²3%
- Bassin de Quebrada Barrancas Blancassub-area2 481,2 km²overlap830.58 km²3%
39 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #92970sub-area784,4 km²overlap782.84 km²3%
- Basin #43990sub-area722,7 km²overlap721.40 km²3%
- Basin #43090sub-area710,9 km²overlap619.36 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Colomésub-area1 363,3 km²overlap592.96 km²2%
- Basin #41730sub-area1 380,7 km²overlap562.70 km²2%
- Basin #43760sub-area550,7 km²overlap549.71 km²2%
- Basin #95610sub-area508,4 km²overlap507.39 km²2%
- Basin #44440sub-area445,8 km²overlap404.13 km²1%
- Basin #45340sub-area342,9 km²overlap342.26 km²1%
- Basin #96870sub-area324 km²overlap323.33 km²1%
- Basin #43540sub-area1 827,7 km²overlap304.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Barranquillassub-area497,7 km²overlap287.98 km²1%
- Basin #46150sub-area275,7 km²overlap275.12 km²1%
- Basin #47630sub-area256,1 km²overlap255.62 km²1%
- Basin #92960sub-area251,4 km²overlap250.90 km²1%
- Basin #46950sub-area235,2 km²overlap233.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada Blandasub-area2 503 km²overlap224.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada Mulas Muertassub-area1 914,3 km²overlap223.17 km²1%
- Basin #45400sub-area338,4 km²overlap216.13 km²1%
- Basin #83860sub-area1 902,1 km²overlap215.30 km²1%
- Bassin de Chuquisacasub-area3 369,1 km²overlap171.99 km²1%
- Basin #42270sub-area1 201,8 km²overlap166.46 km²1%
- Basin #48520sub-area161 km²overlap160.67 km²1%
- Basin #40740sub-area121,4 km²overlap121.16 km²0%
- Basin #90190sub-area232,8 km²overlap118.55 km²0%
- Basin #50510sub-area98,3 km²overlap98.07 km²0%
- Basin #51080sub-area83,3 km²overlap83.12 km²0%
- Basin #02870sub-area691,8 km²overlap44.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Bolsónsub-area1 240,5 km²overlap41.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Las Juntassub-area797,6 km²overlap38.64 km²0%
- Basin #43080sub-area714,3 km²overlap36.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Molinossub-area108,9 km²overlap30.47 km²0%
- Basin #90130sub-area1 039,2 km²overlap28.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cerro Blancosub-area1 463,5 km²overlap10.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Molinossub-area211 km²overlap4.99 km²0%
- Basin #14750sub-area890,8 km²overlap2.02 km²0%
- Basin #43210sub-area693,9 km²overlap1.48 km²0%
- Basin #47200sub-area215,9 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada la Burdasub-area1 270,1 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #10371area31,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Laguna del hombre muertoarea27,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Laguna Dianaarea11,8 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lake #21007area5,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lago Claroarea5,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Laguna Grandearea3,6 km²avg depth12.0 m
- Laguna Carachi Pampaarea3,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Laguna del hombre muertoarea3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #20965area2,7 km²avg depth1.5 m
41 more lakes
- Laguna del Peinadoarea2,4 km²avg depth10.3 m
- Laguna Bayaarea1,9 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Lake #21032area1,6 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Aguas Calientesarea1,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lake #20964area1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1100498area1 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1100952area0,8 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1100553area0,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1100836area0,7 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1100508area0,7 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1100710area0,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1100762area0,6 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1100473area0,6 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1100809area0,5 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1100798area0,5 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1100506area0,5 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1100545area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1100731area0,5 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1100700area0,5 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1100858area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1100548area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1100712area0,4 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1100774area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1100556area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1100567area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1100638area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1100539area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1100775area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1100645area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1100581area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1100580area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1100794area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1100827area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1100951area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1100493area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1100527area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1100814area0,2 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1100777area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1100507area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1100863area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1100954area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Punillaord 4len here186.35 km100%total187 km
- Río de Los Patosord 4len here97.87 km52%total190 km
- Miriguacaord 3len here43.53 km100%total44 km
- Río Toquonquisord 2len here34.27 km100%total34 km
- Río Barranquillasord 3len here28.43 km74%total38 km
- Río Diablillosord 2len here12.33 km100%total12 km
- Río Concha Argollaord 1len here9.16 km100%total9 km
- Quebrada Negraord 1len here1.65 km17%total10 km
- Río Las Juntasord 3len here≈ tangenttotal64 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,0%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Laguna Blanca
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1982
6 424 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN