Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2005
22 757 km²
Municipality · MEX
Cajeme
México
BShArid, steppe, hot(54 %)
Species observed
1 375
Observations
16 189
Area
4 853km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 46 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 Cajeme : 39 espèces reliées par 87 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
46
Interactions affichées
87
Connectance
0.084
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
1 375 distinct species · 16 189 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
475mm
Warmest m°
38,6°C
Coldest m°
10,0°C
Elevation: 159 m on average (min -43 m, max 876 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
475mm
Warmest month
38,6°C
Coldest month
10,0°C
Mean alt.
159m
Min
-43m
Max
876m
Std. dev.
128m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(54 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
24,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: pyGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
24,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
50,4%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
23,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops23.6%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil7.1%
Other (grassland, water…)54.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 15 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
345,7km
Lake surface here
82,69km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
72 969km²
Discharge in basins
144,5m³/s
Mean precip.
392mm/an
Mean T°
24,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,79
Mean runoff
28mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
201m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Yaquisub-area2 515,1 km²overlap1024.08 km²21%
- Bassin de Canal Bajosub-area1 407,1 km²overlap820.54 km²17%
- Bassin de Rio Yaquisub-area959,7 km²overlap804.89 km²17%
- Bassin de Rio Yaquisub-area1 791 km²overlap628.65 km²13%
- Bassin de Canal Bajosub-area576,2 km²overlap528.37 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Yaquisub-area1 087,9 km²overlap437.20 km²9%
- Bassin de Rio Yaquisub-area2 467 km²overlap410.71 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Yaquisub-area1 554,2 km²overlap141.11 km²3%
- Bassin de Cocoraquesub-area1 651,1 km²overlap57.31 km²1%
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Alvaro Obregonarea74,8 km²avg depth43.3 m
- Agua Calientearea3 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1068940area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1068949area0,7 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068363area0,7 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1068836area0,7 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1068761area0,5 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1068427area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1068653area0,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Yaquiord 6len here159.38 km67%total238 km
- Río Yaquiord 6len here41.99 km8%total530 km
- Canal Bajoord 3len here38.78 km100%total39 km
- Canal Bajoord 2len here31.60 km92%total34 km
- Canal Bajoord 6len here23.77 km100%total24 km
- canal de la 300ord 1len here16.84 km100%total17 km
- Canal Bajoord 2len here15.93 km100%total16 km
- canal dela 300ord 1len here9.03 km100%total9 km
- Canal Bajoord 4len here6.34 km21%total31 km
- Cocoraqueord 4len here2.02 km6%total32 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
52,9%
Pesticides
12,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Islas del Golfo de California
IUCN VIFlora and Fauna Protection Area · 2000
3 761 km²
Islas del Golfo de California
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1995
3 761 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN