Subcuenca del Cotahuasi
IUCN VLandscape Reserve · 2005
4 903 km²
Province · PER
Caravelí
Peru
BWkArid, desert, cold(57 %)
Species observed
814
Observations
4 587
Area
13 027,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Caravelí : 27 espèces reliées par 51 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
51
Connectance
0.077
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
814 distinct species · 4 587 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,6°C
Annual rain
177mm
Warmest m°
21,1°C
Coldest m°
10,4°C
Elevation: 1 694 m on average (min -369 m, max 4 584 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
177mm
Warmest month
21,1°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
1 694m
Min
-369m
Max
4 584m
Std. dev.
1 059m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(57 %)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
13,2g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
20,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
14,3%
Sand
65,4%
Silt
20,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
14,3%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
20,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
14,9%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
20,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.2%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil71.8%
Other (grassland, water…)27.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology33 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
344,5km
Basins crossed
33
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
15 431km²
Discharge in basins
62,2m³/s
Mean precip.
123mm/an
Mean T°
15,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,91
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 767m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #29740sub-area1 983,4 km²overlap1945.48 km²15%
- Basin #29850sub-area1 478,6 km²overlap1453.95 km²11%
- Basin #29840sub-area1 410,5 km²overlap1405.53 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Chaparrasub-area1 304,9 km²overlap1295.76 km²10%
- Bassin de Quebrada de Chalasub-area1 250 km²overlap920.25 km²7%
- Bassin de Quebrada Atiquipasub-area846,1 km²overlap832.61 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Santa Lucíasub-area1 506,8 km²overlap752.67 km²6%
- Basin #30100sub-area679,2 km²overlap672.37 km²5%
- Basin #29750sub-area547 km²overlap529.25 km²4%
24 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #29800sub-area474,9 km²overlap473.21 km²4%
- Basin #30090sub-area440,9 km²overlap439.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Yaucasub-area309,6 km²overlap308.44 km²2%
- Basin #12260sub-area872,7 km²overlap306.41 km²2%
- Basin #29950sub-area289,9 km²overlap285.44 km²2%
- Basin #12360sub-area231,5 km²overlap227.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Cotahuasi Canyonsub-area490,3 km²overlap205.51 km²2%
- Basin #30140sub-area1 042,1 km²overlap152.20 km²1%
- Basin #14650sub-area763 km²overlap147.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Yaucasub-area150,5 km²overlap146.54 km²1%
- Basin #49740sub-area271,7 km²overlap143.25 km²1%
- Basin #29810sub-area125,1 km²overlap122.63 km²1%
- Basin #13580sub-area110,4 km²overlap107.96 km²1%
- Basin #51910sub-area64,7 km²overlap64.44 km²0%
- Basin #30070sub-area66,8 km²overlap64.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Ocoñasub-area1 067,9 km²overlap6.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Ocoñasub-area906,3 km²overlap6.26 km²0%
- Basin #43400sub-area632 km²overlap5.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Sangararasub-area227,6 km²overlap3.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yaucasub-area475,7 km²overlap1.31 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Uchubambasub-area291 km²overlap1.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yaucasub-area162,5 km²overlap0.47 km²0%
- Basin #29730sub-area119,5 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Poromasub-area504,4 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Chaparraord 4len here131.95 km100%total132 km
- Río Yaucaord 4len here86.43 km85%total102 km
- Río Santa Lucíaord 3len here39.68 km64%total62 km
- Quebrada de Chalaord 3len here35.01 km100%total35 km
- Quebrada San Andresord 2len here22.22 km100%total22 km
- Quebrada Tocotaord 3len here20.06 km63%total32 km
- Quebrada Atiquipaord 1len here9.15 km100%total9 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
1,9%
Pesticides
4,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras
IUCN VINational Reserve · 2009
1 408 km²
Lomas de Atiquipa
IUCN VIPrivate Conservation Area · 2011
190 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN