Carara
IUCN IINational Park · 1998
53 km²
Commune · CRI
Carara
Costa Rica
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
3 368
Observations
102 038
Area
220,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Carara : 14 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
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
3 368 distinct species · 102 038 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
4 047mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 321 m on average (min 14 m, max 1 367 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
4 047mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
321m
Min
14m
Max
1 367m
Std. dev.
195m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
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
32,1g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Turrubares
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
31,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
32,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
27,5%
Silt
31,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.3%
Crops15.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)20.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
80,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 145km²
Discharge in basins
2,4m³/s
Mean precip.
2 952mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
0,42
Mean runoff
1 765mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
386m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Esperanzaord 3len here21.75 km100%total22 km
- Río Tulínord 4len here11.41 km30%total38 km
- Río San Franciscoord 2len here9.96 km100%total10 km
- Quebrada Plataord 3len here5.77 km86%total7 km
- Río del Surord 2len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Río Secoord 1len here5.11 km69%total7 km
- Quebrada Lajasord 1len here4.85 km100%total5 km
- Rio del Surord 1len here3.19 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Quinaord 1len here3.00 km100%total3 km
- Río Cararaord 2len here2.86 km19%total15 km
- Río Galánord 2len here2.52 km35%total7 km
- Río Tarcolitosord 2len here2.39 km22%total11 km
3 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
0,2nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
80,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Cerros de Turrubares
IUCN IVProtected Zone · 1983
29 km²
Fernando Castro Cervantes
IUCN VINational Wildlife Refuge · 1994
14 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN