Traverse City State Forest Area
IUCN VState Forest
1 244 km²
County · USA
Benzie
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 900
Observations
259 965
Area
897,3km²
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 Benzie : 23 espèces reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.121
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
2 900 distinct species · 259 965 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,6°C
Annual rain
943mm
Warmest m°
24,2°C
Coldest m°
-9,2°C
Elevation: 238 m on average (min 154 m, max 344 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,6°C
Annual rain
943mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
-9,2°C
Mean alt.
238m
Min
154m
Max
344m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
48,5g/kg
Clay
7,9%
Sand
74,7%
Silt
17,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
81,2g/kg
Clay
8,2%
Sand
73,7%
Silt
18,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
45,0g/kg
Clay
7,7%
Sand
74,2%
Silt
18,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
19,3g/kg
Clay
7,8%
Sand
76,3%
Silt
15,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest63.0%
Crops5.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)30.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 25 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
188,8km
Lake surface here
67,12km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 850km²
Discharge in basins
8,3m³/s
Mean precip.
836mm/an
Mean T°
7,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Max snow
23%
Mean runoff
294mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
212m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Betsie Riversub-area964,7 km²overlap414.99 km²46%
- Bassin de Platte Riversub-area1 148,4 km²overlap385.26 km²43%
- Bassin de Bowens Creeksub-area734,6 km²overlap75.49 km²8%
- Bassin de Cedar Runsub-area1 437,6 km²overlap16.14 km²2%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area518,5 km²overlap3.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Manistee Riversub-area2 004,3 km²overlap2.35 km²0%
Lakes (25, top by area)
- Michiganarea57 726,8 km²avg depth84.2 m
- Crystal Lakearea39,5 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Platte Lakearea10 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Little Platte Lakearea3,5 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Upper Herring Lakearea2,3 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lake Annarea1,9 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lower Herring Lakearea1,7 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Pearl Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Long Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth7.0 m
16 more lakes
- Betsie Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1044301area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1043782area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1043540area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1043603area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1043695area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1043401area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1043409area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1043586area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1043469area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1043761area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1043281area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1044202area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1043325area0,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1043684area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1043156area0,1 km²avg depth4.1 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Betsie Riverord 3len here49.02 km79%total62 km
- Platte Riverord 3len here37.26 km80%total47 km
- North Branch Platte Riverord 3len here25.12 km97%total26 km
- Dair Creekord 2len here16.78 km66%total25 km
- Cold Creekord 3len here14.73 km16%total92 km
- Herring Creekord 1len here11.02 km77%total14 km
- Carter Creekord 3len here7.44 km38%total19 km
- Pickerel Creekord 3len here6.94 km11%total60 km
- Collison Creekord 3len here4.45 km100%total4 km
- Brundage Creekord 2len here4.34 km100%total4 km
- Hall Creekord 2len here3.42 km40%total9 km
- Rice Creekord 2len here3.38 km11%total30 km
2 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
0,3nW
Built-up
34,1%
Pesticides
23,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas33
IUCN V · 27IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN IV · 1IUCN Ib · 1
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1989
730 km²
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
IUCN VMarine Protected Area · 1970
284 km²
Sleeping Bear Dunes
IUCN VNational Lakeshore
229 km²
Sleeping Bear Dunes
IUCN IbWilderness Area · 2014
128 km²
MNRTF Parcel
IUCN VConservation Area · 2003
32 km²
Complete list33 protected areas
- Traverse City State Forest AreaState ForestIUCN V1 244 km²
- Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1989730 km²
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreMarine Protected AreaIUCN V1970284 km²
- Sleeping Bear DunesNational LakeshoreIUCN V229 km²
- Sleeping Bear DunesWilderness AreaIUCN Ib2014128 km²
- MNRTF ParcelConservation AreaIUCN V200332 km²
- Portage Point Dunes-CMS EnergyNature PreserveIUCN V199524 km²
- Betsie River StateGame AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Grass Lake FloodingState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 32Conservation AreaIUCN V19991 km²
- Green Point DunesNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 1Conservation AreaIUCN V19981 km²
- FruithavenForest PreserveIUCN V19991 km²
- Upper HerringLakeIUCN V19911 km²
- Trapp FarmNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Benzie, MIReserve ProgramIUCN V20110 km²
- Point Betsie FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19880 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 24Conservation AreaIUCN V19990 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 11Conservation AreaIUCN V19980 km²
- Betsie Dunes (Killian)Nature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Sleeping Bear-Manitou IslandPrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20050 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 50Conservation AreaIUCN V20010 km²
- MedenbrookNature PreserveIUCN V20000 km²
- SagaserNature PreserveIUCN V19920 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 25Conservation AreaIUCN V19990 km²
- Donald E. HartNature SanctuaryIUCN V19860 km²
- Elisabeth ParrNature PreserveIUCN V19930 km²
- 98-06-0236Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20080 km²
- 02-10-0059Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20080 km²
- Betsie River FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19830 km²
- 00-10-0031Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20080 km²
- 05-10-0005Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20080 km²
- MNRTF Parcel 139Conservation AreaIUCN V20100 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN