Cotacachi Cayapas
IUCN IINational Park · 2017
2 607 km²
Commune · ECU
Cahuasqui
Ecuador
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(47 %)
Species observed
216
Observations
508
Area
126km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Cahuasqui : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.071
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
216 distinct species · 508 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 841mm
Warmest m°
16,5°C
Coldest m°
6,5°C
Elevation: 3 045 m on average (min 1 868 m, max 4 103 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 841mm
Warmest month
16,5°C
Coldest month
6,5°C
Mean alt.
3 045m
Min
1 868m
Max
4 103m
Std. dev.
544m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(47 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
59,8g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
35,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to San Miguel de Urcuquí
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
76,9g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
34,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
55,6g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
46,8g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
35,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.2%
Crops7.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)70.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
32,3km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
4 437km²
Discharge in basins
11,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 308mm/an
Mean T°
16,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Mean runoff
1 152mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 055m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
9,0%
Pesticides
79,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN