Ontologia

Province · ecu

Azuay

Ecuador

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)

Species observed

6 331

Observations

190 257

Area

8 169,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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 Azuay : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.089
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

6 331 distinct species · 190 257 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

190 257 obs · 194 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 17 317
1 778–17 316
525–1 777
240–524
< 240

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

12,6°C

Annual rain

1 634mm

Warmest m°

17,1°C

Coldest m°

7,9°C

Elevation: 2 672 m on average (min 15 m, max 4 299 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,6°C
Annual rain
1 634mm
Warmest month
17,1°C
Coldest month
7,9°C
Mean alt.
2 672m
Min
15m
Max
4 299m
Std. dev.
904m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)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

61,9g/kg

Clay

25,8%

Sand

40,5%

Silt

33,6%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
86,2g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
34,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
58,5g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
33,2%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest29.7%
Crops10.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)57.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology24 basins · 22 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 593,4km

Lake surface here

5,93km²

Basins crossed

24

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

5 647km²

Discharge in basins

216,0m³/s

Mean precip.

910mm/an

Mean T°

13,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,23

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

581mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 561m

Watersheds crossing here

15 more basins

Lakes (22, top by area)

13 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,5nW

Built-up

52,8%

Pesticides

61,1kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas11

IUCN VI · 5IUCN II · 3IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN V · 1

Sangay

IUCN II

National Park · 2004

4 860 km²

Cajas

IUCN II

National Park · 2003

294 km²

Yacuambi

IUCN VI

Decentralised Autonomous Protected Area · 2021

269 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations65