Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN IINational Park · 2009
14 970 km²
Municipality · ISL
Bárðdælahreppur
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(93 %)
Species observed
1 336
Observations
9 836
Area
3 146,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Bárðdælahreppur : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 14.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.148
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 336 distinct species · 9 836 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-0,6°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest m°
9,7°C
Coldest m°
-10,0°C
Elevation: 832 m on average (min 128 m, max 1 969 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-0,6°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest month
9,7°C
Coldest month
-10,0°C
Mean alt.
832m
Min
128m
Max
1 969m
Std. dev.
372m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(93 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology17 basins · 28 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
442,2km
Lake surface here
19,58km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
2 894km²
Discharge in basins
216,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 218mm/an
Mean T°
-0,2°C
Moisture idx
0,73
Max snow
92%
Mean runoff
1 049mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
788m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area801,5 km²overlap770.87 km²24%
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area581,4 km²overlap495.59 km²16%
- Bassin de Hraunásub-area420,2 km²overlap422.95 km²13%
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area342,8 km²overlap311.13 km²10%
- Bassin de Þjórsásub-area2 893,7 km²overlap246.68 km²8%
- Bassin de Mjóadalsásub-area280,3 km²overlap243.88 km²8%
- Bassin de Jökulfallsub-area172,1 km²overlap173.27 km²6%
- Basin #61880sub-area1 043,4 km²overlap136.68 km²4%
- Bassin de Stórilækursub-area1 695 km²overlap105.81 km²3%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area90,5 km²overlap91.11 km²3%
- Bassin de Reykjadalsásub-area271,7 km²overlap70.18 km²2%
- Bassin de Krákásub-area839,1 km²overlap36.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Laxásub-area387,3 km²overlap16.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area1 302,7 km²overlap10.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Djúpásub-area175,2 km²overlap6.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Fnjóskásub-area1 218,4 km²overlap6.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Skaftásub-area1 797,2 km²overlap2.70 km²0%
Lakes (28, top by area)
- Íshólsvatnarea5,1 km²avg depth22.8 m
- Kálfborgarárvatnarea3,5 km²avg depth17.0 m
- Fjórðungsvatnarea3,3 km²avg depth9.6 m
- Svartárvatnarea2,2 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lac 1236510area0,6 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1229848area0,6 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1236920area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1233062area0,4 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1229138area0,3 km²avg depth4.3 m
19 more lakes
- Lac 1236421area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1227765area0,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1233294area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1228902area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1235510area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1234637area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1235029area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1237055area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1237076area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1234104area0,1 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1230696area0,1 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1228180area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1235364area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1228304area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1237240area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1231590area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1235327area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1234666area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1229927area0,1 km²avg depth5.2 m
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Skjálfandafljótord 5len here174.30 km81%total214 km
- Jökulfallord 4len here44.30 km100%total44 km
- Rjúpnabrekkukvíslord 2len here25.04 km100%total25 km
- Mjóadalsáord 3len here23.55 km100%total23 km
- Hraunáord 4len here23.09 km100%total23 km
- Langadragord 2len here22.27 km100%total22 km
- Rauðáord 3len here17.89 km100%total18 km
- Öxnadalsáord 3len here17.52 km100%total17 km
- Rangáord 2len here15.87 km67%total24 km
- Kiðagilsáord 5len here15.29 km100%total15 km
- Bergvatnskvíslord 4len here14.35 km35%total40 km
- Svartáord 2len here13.29 km100%total13 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Grjótáord 3len here10.09 km100%total10 km
- Eyjardalsáord 5len here10.06 km100%total10 km
- Hagakvíslarord 2len here7.26 km100%total7 km
- Seljadalsáord 2len here4.33 km34%total13 km
- Sandmúladalsáord 3len here1.90 km100%total2 km
- Syðri-Bótaráord 1len here1.14 km100%total1 km
- Fjórðungakvíslord 2len here0.36 km4%total10 km
- Grjótáord 1len here0.25 km12%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
14 968 km²
Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2019
14 340 km²
Þjórsárver
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1 560 km²
Þjórsárver
IUCN IbNature Reserve · 1987
1 560 km²
Myvatn-Laxá region
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1977
662 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN