Quebrada Cardones
IUCN Not ReportedNatural Monument · 2010
117 km²
Commune · CHL
Arica
Chile
BWkArid, desert, cold(57 %)
Species observed
979
Observations
229 737
Area
4 802,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Arica : 20 espèces reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.108
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
979 distinct species · 229 737 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,3°C
Annual rain
152mm
Warmest m°
22,6°C
Coldest m°
9,8°C
Elevation: 1 590 m on average (min -71 m, max 4 207 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
152mm
Warmest month
22,6°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 590m
Min
-71m
Max
4 207m
Std. dev.
1 033m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(57 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
12,6%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
25,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Arica
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
12,3%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
12,0%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
25,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
25,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil73.6%
Other (grassland, water…)25.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 0 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
900,1km
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 389km²
Discharge in basins
1,9m³/s
Mean precip.
44mm/an
Mean T°
14,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,96
Mean runoff
3mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 722m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Quebrada de Achasub-area1 088,6 km²overlap1082.15 km²23%
- Bassin de Río San Josésub-area784,5 km²overlap715.56 km²15%
- Bassin de Quebrada de Vítorsub-area2 445,7 km²overlap650.72 km²14%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cauniresub-area786,9 km²overlap617.10 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Llutasub-area395,1 km²overlap393.79 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Llutasub-area504,1 km²overlap345.54 km²7%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cardonessub-area339,6 km²overlap338.53 km²7%
- Bassin de Quebrada De Llosyassub-area304,6 km²overlap303.66 km²6%
- Basin #29230sub-area94,6 km²overlap92.56 km²2%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Quebrada de Escritossub-area408,9 km²overlap91.62 km²2%
- Bassin de Río San Josésub-area57,3 km²overlap56.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Secosub-area171,4 km²overlap41.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tignamarsub-area576,6 km²overlap20.81 km²0%
- Basin #29280sub-area19,7 km²overlap18.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada De Llosyassub-area13,3 km²overlap13.21 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada de Escritossub-area108,6 km²overlap9.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Llutasub-area276,2 km²overlap5.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Caplinasub-area2 752,3 km²overlap5.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Llutasub-area163,2 km²overlap0.92 km²0%
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Llutaord 5len here145.18 km59%total244 km
- Quebrada de Achaord 4len here134.05 km100%total134 km
- Río San Joséord 5len here117.43 km91%total129 km
- Quebrada Caunireord 3len here78.48 km97%total81 km
- Quebrada de Vítorord 4len here66.62 km56%total118 km
- Quebrada de Garzaord 2len here59.46 km82%total73 km
- Quebrada Gallinazos de Concordiaord 2len here49.33 km76%total65 km
- Quebrada Cardonesord 2len here48.30 km100%total48 km
- Quebrada Hondaord 2len here46.73 km100%total47 km
- Quebrada De Llosyasord 4len here40.76 km100%total41 km
- Quebrada del Diabloord 1len here32.36 km100%total32 km
- Quebrada Cuanuneord 3len here27.74 km100%total28 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Concordiaord 3len here22.16 km87%total25 km
- Quebrada Palmaniord 1len here16.34 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada de Escritosord 2len here8.46 km11%total79 km
- Canal Azapaord 2len here4.11 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada de Escritosord 1len here2.06 km100%total2 km
- Río Secoord 2len here0.44 km1%total31 km
- Río Tignamarord 3len here0.08 km0%total49 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
22,2%
Pesticides
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 4🌊 Marine · 1
La Puntilla – Playa Chinchorro
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Reserve · 2023
1 km²
Humedal de la Desembocadura del Río Lluta
IUCN Not ReportedNature Sanctuary · 2009
0 km²
Picaflor de Arica
IUCN Not ReportedNatural Monument · 2019
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN