Subcuenca del Cotahuasi
IUCN VLandscape Reserve · 2005
4 903 km²
Commune · PER
Cahuacho
Peru
BSkArid, steppe, cold(56 %)
Species observed
61
Observations
92
Area
1 385,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Cahuacho : 8 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 17.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.178
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
61 distinct species · 92 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,8°C
Annual rain
560mm
Warmest m°
18,2°C
Coldest m°
3,8°C
Elevation: 3 306 m on average (min 1 359 m, max 4 584 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,8°C
Annual rain
560mm
Warmest month
18,2°C
Coldest month
3,8°C
Mean alt.
3 306m
Min
1 359m
Max
4 584m
Std. dev.
513m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(56 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
24,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Caravelí
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
24,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
23,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil35.2%
Other (grassland, water…)64.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
8
Max drainage
13 427km²
Discharge in basins
18,7m³/s
Mean precip.
267mm/an
Mean T°
12,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,79
Mean runoff
46mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 655m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #29740sub-area1 983,4 km²overlap896.44 km²65%
- Bassin de Cotahuasi Canyonsub-area490,3 km²overlap205.51 km²15%
- Basin #29840sub-area1 410,5 km²overlap138.31 km²10%
- Basin #13580sub-area110,4 km²overlap107.96 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Chaparrasub-area1 304,9 km²overlap31.46 km²2%
- Basin #43400sub-area632 km²overlap4.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Uchubambasub-area291 km²overlap1.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Ocoñasub-area1 067,9 km²overlap0.78 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,7%
Pesticides
3,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN