Cotacachi Cayapas
IUCN IINational Park · 2017
2 607 km²
Commune · ECU
Apuela
Ecuador
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(73 %)
Species observed
948
Observations
5 019
Area
218,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Apuela : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.124
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
948 distinct species · 5 019 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,1°C
Annual rain
2 472mm
Warmest m°
17,5°C
Coldest m°
7,8°C
Elevation: 2 858 m on average (min 1 642 m, max 4 275 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,1°C
Annual rain
2 472mm
Warmest month
17,5°C
Coldest month
7,8°C
Mean alt.
2 858m
Min
1 642m
Max
4 275m
Std. dev.
615m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(73 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
56,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
35,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Cotacachi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
78,3g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
35,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
52,6g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,3g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
35,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest46.0%
Crops2.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)50.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
78,8km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 180km²
Discharge in basins
8,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 466mm/an
Mean T°
13,9°C
Moisture idx
0,10
Mean runoff
1 181mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 529m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Pituraord 2len here13.41 km87%total15 km
- Río Apuelaord 4len here12.27 km98%total13 km
- Río Toabuncheord 3len here10.68 km56%total19 km
- Rio Cotacachiord 2len here7.13 km100%total7 km
- Río Pantavíord 1len here6.41 km49%total13 km
- Quebrado Pusarioord 1len here5.71 km100%total6 km
- Rio Yerba Buenaord 1len here5.67 km100%total6 km
- Rio Atantoord 1len here5.16 km100%total5 km
- Rio Irubiord 2len here4.28 km100%total4 km
- Rio Cristopambaord 3len here3.71 km40%total9 km
- Rio Pitunraord 2len here3.08 km100%total3 km
- Río Piñánord 4len here0.77 km23%total3 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
2,9%
Pesticides
81,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN