Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
10 826 km²
Department · ARG
Belén
Argentina
BWkArid, desert, cold(55 %)
Species observed
1 155
Observations
8 812
Area
12 988,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Belén : 27 espèces reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.074
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
1 155 distinct species · 8 812 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,0°C
Annual rain
381mm
Warmest m°
19,7°C
Coldest m°
-1,2°C
Elevation: 2 850 m on average (min 800 m, max 5 652 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,0°C
Annual rain
381mm
Warmest month
19,7°C
Coldest month
-1,2°C
Mean alt.
2 850m
Min
800m
Max
5 652m
Std. dev.
1 202m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(55 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
24,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
25,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.6%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil51.6%
Other (grassland, water…)47.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology41 basins · 18 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
898,6km
Lake surface here
25,47km²
Basins crossed
41
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
17 548km²
Discharge in basins
170,7m³/s
Mean precip.
150mm/an
Mean T°
11,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,88
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
82mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 851m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Bolsónsub-area1 240,5 km²overlap1197.10 km²9%
- Basin #43540sub-area1 827,7 km²overlap1001.98 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Belénsub-area994,2 km²overlap992.51 km²8%
- Basin #20460sub-area1 026,3 km²overlap907.84 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Las Juntassub-area797,6 km²overlap757.53 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Hualfínsub-area761,7 km²overlap704.88 km²5%
- Bassin de Angosturasub-area781,6 km²overlap694.73 km²5%
- Basin #24980sub-area851 km²overlap691.11 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Belénsub-area675,2 km²overlap674.07 km²5%
32 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #02870sub-area691,8 km²overlap646.00 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Locontesub-area645,6 km²overlap613.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Río La Aguadasub-area541 km²overlap520.96 km²4%
- Bassin de Aguas Calientessub-area411,4 km²overlap403.88 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Belénsub-area496,2 km²overlap389.48 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Infiernillosub-area385,3 km²overlap360.86 km²3%
- Basin #06290sub-area338,3 km²overlap337.73 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Yacotulasub-area313 km²overlap311.54 km²2%
- Bassin de Río de Los Patossub-area3 888 km²overlap261.75 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Hondosub-area246,5 km²overlap246.08 km²2%
- Basin #25930sub-area997,2 km²overlap242.41 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Hualfínsub-area179,3 km²overlap179.02 km²1%
- Basin #48980sub-area148,6 km²overlap148.35 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Hondosub-area141,8 km²overlap119.01 km²1%
- Basin #24540sub-area204,2 km²overlap115.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Yacochuyosub-area661,4 km²overlap102.51 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Chiñocánsub-area2 128,7 km²overlap83.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Hualfínsub-area70,2 km²overlap70.08 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area506,3 km²overlap54.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Infiernillosub-area46,4 km²overlap46.35 km²0%
- Basin #44440sub-area445,8 km²overlap40.86 km²0%
- Basin #21470sub-area279,8 km²overlap28.30 km²0%
- Basin #99680sub-area398,6 km²overlap10.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Ríosub-area9,3 km²overlap9.27 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Belénsub-area247 km²overlap7.81 km²0%
- Basin #20430sub-area256,7 km²overlap6.95 km²0%
- Basin #14890sub-area268,7 km²overlap5.70 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de los Lorossub-area1 851,1 km²overlap2.25 km²0%
- Basin #46950sub-area235,2 km²overlap1.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Sijánsub-area2 466,3 km²overlap0.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Abaucánsub-area897,7 km²overlap0.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santa Maríasub-area1 946 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (18, top by area)
- Laguna Blancaarea8,8 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lagunaarea3,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lake #21036area3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #21066area2,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Dique de Minera Alumbreraarea2 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Laguna Bayaarea1,9 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Laguna de Salitrearea1,7 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Laguna Heladaarea1,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Laguna Coloradaarea1 km²avg depth2.4 m
9 more lakes
- Lac 1101030area0,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1100712area0,4 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1100773area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1100860area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1100875area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1101199area0,2 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1100819area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1100990area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1100759area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Belénord 4len here214.85 km84%total256 km
- Río Hualfínord 4len here109.61 km100%total110 km
- Río Bolsónord 4len here107.02 km100%total107 km
- Río Infiernilloord 4len here81.55 km100%total82 km
- Río Las Juntasord 3len here63.81 km100%total64 km
- Angosturaord 4len here51.79 km100%total52 km
- Río Hondoord 2len here41.21 km85%total48 km
- Río Loconteord 3len here34.29 km100%total34 km
- Aguas Calientesord 2len here33.61 km100%total34 km
- Río Colcolanchaord 2len here27.64 km100%total28 km
- Río Ríoord 4len here26.34 km100%total26 km
- Río Duraznoord 3len here24.19 km49%total49 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
1,7%
Pesticides
14,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Laguna Blanca
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1982
6 424 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN