Palo Verde
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
282 km²
Commune · CRI
Bagaces
Costa Rica
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
5 004
Observations
210 686
Area
883,7km²
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 Bagaces : 18 espèces reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
40
Connectance
0.099
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
5 004 distinct species · 210 686 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 911mm
Warmest m°
34,4°C
Coldest m°
22,2°C
Elevation: 75 m on average (min 2 m, max 324 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 911mm
Warmest month
34,4°C
Coldest month
22,2°C
Mean alt.
75m
Min
2m
Max
324m
Std. dev.
66m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
31,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Bagaces
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
32,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
31,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.9%
Crops28.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)49.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 29 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
286,7km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 270km²
Discharge in basins
115,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 950mm/an
Mean T°
25,5°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Mean runoff
1 211mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
216m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Tenoriosub-area2 067,8 km²overlap568.33 km²64%
- Bassin de Río Cabuyosub-area156,8 km²overlap156.15 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Tempisquesub-area378,4 km²overlap72.43 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Saltosub-area224,8 km²overlap42.47 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Viejosub-area55,1 km²overlap21.29 km²2%
- Bassin de Vuelta Espíritu Santosub-area30 km²overlap17.33 km²2%
- Basin #01630sub-area7 km²overlap5.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Cañassub-area809,1 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Nacaomesub-area264,2 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (29, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Piedrasord 4len here45.13 km100%total45 km
- Río Blancoord 3len here32.78 km74%total44 km
- Río En Medioord 2len here22.49 km56%total40 km
- Canal del Oeste 7ord 2len here18.23 km100%total18 km
- Río Tempisqueord 5len here17.99 km14%total127 km
- Río Potreroord 2len here17.61 km52%total34 km
- Río Bebederoord 5len here15.28 km49%total31 km
- Río Tenorioord 4len here14.58 km26%total57 km
- Río Cabuyoord 2len here12.16 km100%total12 km
- Río Bagacesord 1len here11.86 km100%total12 km
- Río Cabuyaord 2len here11.51 km100%total12 km
- Río Estanqueord 1len here10.89 km100%total11 km
17 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Saltoord 2len here9.61 km20%total48 km
- Quebrada Urracaord 2len here9.27 km100%total9 km
- Río Pijijeord 1len here6.88 km100%total7 km
- Canal del Oesteord 3len here6.01 km21%total28 km
- Canal del Oeste IIord 1len here5.41 km100%total5 km
- Río Cuipilapaord 2len here5.03 km25%total20 km
- Río Viejoord 4len here4.98 km38%total13 km
- Quebrada Barroord 1len here2.08 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada Palmaord 3len here1.96 km32%total6 km
- Estero Sacatustrastesord 5len here1.39 km62%total2 km
- Río Montenegroord 3len here1.11 km100%total1 km
- Vuelta Espíritu Santoord 4len here0.99 km19%total5 km
- Río Aguacalienteord 3len here0.67 km23%total3 km
- Río Arenaord 2len here0.36 km1%total34 km
- Río Lajasord 5len here0.22 km1%total43 km
- Río Secoord 1len here0.17 km7%total3 km
- Estero Jacintaord 1len here0.04 km2%total2 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
18,2%
Pesticides
113,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Palo Verde
IUCN IINational Park · 1980
182 km²
Cipanci
IUCN VINational Wildlife Refuge · 2001
41 km²
Lomas de Barbudal
IUCN IaBiological Reserve · 1986
35 km²
Hacienda El Viejo
IUCN VINational Wildlife Refuge · 2009
12 km²
Riberino Zapandi
IUCN IIWetland · 1993
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN