Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 2006
751 km²
County · USA
Aransas
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 406
Observations
439 644
Area
730,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Aransas : 25 espèces reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.095
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
1 406 distinct species · 439 644 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,9°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 3 m on average (min -7 m, max 10 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
3m
Min
-7m
Max
10m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
52,1%
Silt
24,7%
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
6,7
Org. C
45,9g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
25,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
24,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.2%
Crops10.8%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)60.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 33 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
45,4km
Lake surface here
18,34km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
2 629km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
915mm/an
Mean T°
21,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,32
Mean runoff
207mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
8m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gulf Intracoastal Waterwaysub-area450 km²overlap278.50 km²38%
- Bassin de Gulf Intracoastal Waterwaysub-area724,9 km²overlap205.60 km²28%
- Bassin de Cavasso Creeksub-area246,3 km²overlap129.03 km²18%
- Bassin de Artesian Creeksub-area382,9 km²overlap57.70 km²8%
- Bassin de Copano Creeksub-area361,3 km²overlap52.94 km²7%
- Bassin de Chiltipin Creeksub-area2 296,4 km²overlap5.48 km²1%
- Basin #48750sub-area94,6 km²overlap0.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Garcitas Creeksub-area2 628,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (33, top by area)
- Tailing Ponds Number 1area4,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #14441area2,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Salt Lakearea2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Tailing Ponds Number 2area1,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #14445area1,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #14439area1,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #14428area1,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1068413area0,8 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068265area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
24 more lakes
- Lac 1068373area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1068390area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068291area0,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068398area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068401area0,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068402area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068270area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068286area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068284area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068421area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068380area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1068389area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068324area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1068404area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068435area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068372area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068358area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068327area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068471area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068487area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068377area0,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1068374area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1068375area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068420area0,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Copano Creekord 2len here11.99 km22%total55 km
- Cavasso Creekord 2len here10.79 km99%total11 km
- Burgentine Creekord 2len here7.79 km86%total9 km
- Salt Creekord 1len here6.87 km94%total7 km
- Artesian Creekord 2len here3.84 km13%total29 km
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayord 1len here1.44 km36%total4 km
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayord 2len here1.39 km93%total1 km
- Chiltipin Creekord 5len here1.28 km2%total75 km
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayord 1len here0.00 km0%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
89,3%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN IV · 4IUCN V · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 2🌊 Marine · 8
Aransas
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
472 km²
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1937
472 km²
Aransas Complex
IUCN VEasement · 2004
2 km²
Rattlesnake Island, Ayres Island, And Roddy Island
IUCN VAudubon Society Preserve or Sanctuary
1 km²
Goose Island State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1931
1 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research ReserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV2006751 km²
- AransasNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV472 km²
- Aransas National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1937472 km²
- Aransas ComplexEasementIUCN V20042 km²
- Rattlesnake Island, Ayres Island, And Roddy IslandAudubon Society Preserve or SanctuaryIUCN V1 km²
- Goose Island State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19311 km²
- Dunham PointAudubon Society Preserve or SanctuaryIUCN V1 km²
- Lydia Ann IslandAudubon Society Preserve or SanctuaryIUCN V19341 km²
- Us-Tx-76-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20000 km²
- AransasNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN