August A. Busch Jr. Mem Wetlands At Four Rivers
IUCN VConservation Area · 1947
51 km²
County · USA
Bates
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(51 %)
Species observed
1 378
Observations
30 567
Area
2 207,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Bates : 24 espèces reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.136
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
1 378 distinct species · 30 567 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,5°C
Annual rain
1 146mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
-3,9°C
Elevation: 257 m on average (min 219 m, max 313 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
1 146mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
-3,9°C
Mean alt.
257m
Min
219m
Max
313m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(51 %)Cold
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
23,5g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
8,0%
Silt
57,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
34,2g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
8,4%
Silt
58,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
8,0%
Silt
58,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
7,6%
Silt
55,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.8%
Crops44.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)31.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 11 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
160,7km
Lake surface here
2,18km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
16 063km²
Discharge in basins
106,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 044mm/an
Mean T°
12,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
314mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
259m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Marais des Cygnes Riversub-area1 405,1 km²overlap1215.11 km²55%
- Bassin de South Grand Riversub-area1 073 km²overlap457.90 km²21%
- Bassin de Osage Riversub-area1 850,1 km²overlap242.72 km²11%
- Bassin de South Deepwater Creeksub-area632,4 km²overlap200.48 km²9%
- Bassin de Little Osage Riversub-area1 331,4 km²overlap75.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Marais des Cygnes Riversub-area853,7 km²overlap9.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Osage Riversub-area123,5 km²overlap6.15 km²0%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lac 1058300area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1057928area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1058269area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1057959area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1058026area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1057854area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1057914area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1058258area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1057743area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Marais des Cygnes Riverord 5len here67.52 km19%total364 km
- South Grand Riverord 6len here34.42 km16%total221 km
- South Deepwater Creekord 3len here13.86 km66%total21 km
- Osage Riverord 6len here11.76 km2%total654 km
- Marais des Cyhnes Riverord 5len here9.39 km89%total11 km
- Deer Creekord 6len here8.20 km1%total1337 km
- North Deepwater Creekord 3len here4.34 km58%total7 km
- Antioch Creekord 2len here3.25 km58%total6 km
- Poage Creekord 2len here2.99 km100%total3 km
- Soap Creekord 3len here1.61 km2%total84 km
- Mine Creekord 1len here1.51 km5%total31 km
- Little Osage Riverord 5len here1.04 km1%total164 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
22,6%
Pesticides
9,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN V · 14IUCN IV · 2
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
38 km²
Schell-Osage
IUCN VConservation Area
35 km²
Marais Des Cygnes
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1992
31 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Vernon, MO
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
30 km²
Settle's Ford
IUCN VConservation Area
27 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- August A. Busch Jr. Mem Wetlands At Four RiversConservation AreaIUCN V194751 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MoNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV38 km²
- Schell-OsageConservation AreaIUCN V35 km²
- Marais Des CygnesNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV199231 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Vernon, MOReserve ProgramIUCN V199830 km²
- Settle's FordConservation AreaIUCN V27 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bates, MOReserve ProgramIUCN V19977 km²
- Harmony Mission LakeConservation AreaIUCN V19844 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Cass, MOReserve ProgramIUCN V19972 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Bates, MOReserve ProgramIUCN V20122 km²
- Old TownAccessIUCN V1 km²
- PeabodyConservation AreaIUCN V19601 km²
- Ripgut PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V19871 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Bates, MOWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20011 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bates, MOReserve ProgramIUCN V20110 km²
- Pharis (Charles Fox) Memorial WoodlotState Conservation Area or ParkIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN