Lauca (RB)
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1981
3 587 km²
Commune · CHL
Camarones
Chile
BWkArid, desert, cold(73 %)
Species observed
393
Observations
17 278
Area
3 924,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Camarones : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.089
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
393 distinct species · 17 278 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,2°C
Annual rain
260mm
Warmest m°
20,1°C
Coldest m°
5,6°C
Elevation: 2 381 m on average (min -45 m, max 5 155 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,2°C
Annual rain
260mm
Warmest month
20,1°C
Coldest month
5,6°C
Mean alt.
2 381m
Min
-45m
Max
5 155m
Std. dev.
1 291m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(73 %)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
14,0g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
27,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Arica
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
58,5%
Silt
27,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
27,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil66.3%
Other (grassland, water…)33.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 1 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
647,6km
Lake surface here
3,87km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 702km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
83mm/an
Mean T°
11,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
3mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 400m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Quebrada de Vítorsub-area2 445,7 km²overlap1539.19 km²39%
- Bassin de Río Camaronessub-area631,9 km²overlap618.27 km²16%
- Bassin de Quebrada Chaciasub-area440,7 km²overlap432.32 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Caritayasub-area431,9 km²overlap423.93 km²11%
- Bassin de Quebrada Umayanisub-area416,8 km²overlap414.34 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Camaronessub-area389,9 km²overlap362.73 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Camaronessub-area118,1 km²overlap105.69 km²3%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cutijmallasub-area2 272,1 km²overlap15.30 km²0%
- Basin #29150sub-area1 085 km²overlap6.82 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Camaronesord 4len here174.57 km100%total175 km
- Quebrada Apanzaord 3len here58.51 km100%total59 km
- Quebrada de Vítorord 4len here51.23 km43%total118 km
- Quebrada de Vitorord 3len here50.23 km92%total54 km
- Quebrada Umayaniord 2len here49.50 km100%total50 km
- Quebrada de Sacunaord 2len here34.84 km100%total35 km
- Río Caritayaord 2len here26.58 km100%total27 km
- Quebrada Caritayaord 2len here23.76 km100%total24 km
- Quebrada Saguaraord 2len here21.86 km100%total22 km
- Quebrada Sibitayaord 1len here21.34 km100%total21 km
- Quebrada Chaciaord 3len here19.14 km100%total19 km
- Río Larumaord 3len here16.97 km100%total17 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Blancoord 3len here15.69 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada de Aycoord 1len here15.67 km100%total16 km
- Arroyo Veco (Caritaya)ord 1len here14.65 km100%total15 km
- Río Macusaord 2len here13.88 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada de Garzaord 2len here13.26 km18%total73 km
- Quebrada Mulluriord 1len here10.83 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada del Diabloord 1len here9.56 km100%total10 km
- Quebrada de Chizaord 4len here3.86 km11%total35 km
- Río Ajatamaord 3len here1.71 km100%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,3%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Las Vicuñas
IUCN Not ReportedNational Reserve · 1983
2 079 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN