Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1992
570 km²
County · USA
Charleston
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 360
Observations
1 342 024
Area
2 494,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Charleston : 24 espèces reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
66
Connectance
0.105
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
4 360 distinct species · 1 342 024 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 317mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
6,8°C
Elevation: 3 m on average (min -10 m, max 22 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 317mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
6,8°C
Mean alt.
3m
Min
-10m
Max
22m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
50,3g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
36,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
77,3g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
36,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
40,0g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
36,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
33,7g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
36,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.1%
Crops0.7%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)43.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 25 lakes · 37 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
278,0km
Lake surface here
12,05km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
39 730km²
Discharge in basins
33,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 273mm/an
Mean T°
18,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
371mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
10m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ashley Riversub-area2 269,7 km²overlap1269.95 km²51%
- Bassin de Wando Riversub-area1 216,4 km²overlap956.59 km²38%
- Bassin de Edisto Riversub-area574,1 km²overlap200.98 km²8%
- Bassin de Cooper Riversub-area1 862,3 km²overlap66.64 km²3%
- Bassin de North Santee Riversub-area239,2 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Santee Riversub-area156 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (25, top by area)
- Lake #13535area3,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #13574area1,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1063514area0,9 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1063751area0,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1063472area0,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1063603area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1063827area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1063799area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1063700area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
16 more lakes
- Lac 1063511area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1063852area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1063726area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1063605area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1063759area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1063748area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1063708area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1063777area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1063818area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1063211area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1063539area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1063755area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1063493area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1063844area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1063185area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1063617area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (37, ord ≥ 4)
- Ashley Riverord 3len here28.34 km31%total92 km
- Edisto Riverord 5len here22.75 km13%total169 km
- Price Creekord 3len here21.17 km100%total21 km
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterwayord 2len here15.37 km100%total15 km
- Bohicket Creekord 2len here14.89 km62%total24 km
- Harbor Riverord 1len here14.19 km100%total14 km
- Wando Riverord 3len here13.93 km44%total32 km
- South Santee Riverord 3len here12.19 km46%total27 km
- Wallace Creekord 2len here10.41 km100%total10 km
- Stono Riverord 3len here9.62 km30%total32 km
- Folly Riverord 1len here9.46 km98%total10 km
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterwayord 2len here9.15 km100%total9 km
25 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Darrell Creekord 2len here9.06 km100%total9 km
- Mellichamp Branchord 1len here7.44 km100%total7 km
- Church Creekord 1len here7.04 km70%total10 km
- Bell Creekord 1len here7.03 km100%total7 km
- Adams Runord 1len here6.98 km100%total7 km
- Popperdam Creekord 1len here6.95 km100%total7 km
- Swinton Creekord 1len here5.89 km100%total6 km
- Abbapoola Creekord 1len here4.75 km100%total5 km
- Inlet Creekord 1len here4.27 km98%total4 km
- Five Fathom Creekord 2len here4.26 km100%total4 km
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterwayord 1len here3.73 km67%total6 km
- Blackwell Creakord 1len here3.71 km74%total5 km
- Macbeth Creekord 1len here3.36 km100%total3 km
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterwayord 1len here2.68 km100%total3 km
- Bull Bridge Creekord 1len here2.68 km100%total3 km
- Devils Den Creekord 1len here2.59 km74%total4 km
- Limehouse Branchord 1len here2.33 km31%total8 km
- Toomer Creekord 2len here2.20 km54%total4 km
- Shem Creekord 1len here2.20 km93%total2 km
- Cooper Riverord 4len here1.90 km5%total42 km
- Oyster House Creekord 1len here1.65 km78%total2 km
- Withey Wood Canalord 1len here1.51 km100%total2 km
- Goose Creekord 2len here1.05 km5%total21 km
- Guerin Creekord 1len here1.05 km24%total4 km
- King Branchord 1len here0.21 km3%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
4,3nW
Built-up
203,8%
Pesticides
41,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas66
IUCN Not Assigned · 30IUCN V · 19IUCN IV · 7IUCN Ib · 4IUCN III · 3IUCN VI · 2IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 32
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1930
248 km²
Francis Marion
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1948
215 km²
Cape Romain
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1930
144 km²
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge · 1975
120 km²
Santee Coastal Reserve
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1974
104 km²
Complete list66 protected areas
- Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research ReserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1992570 km²
- Cape Romain National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1930248 km²
- Francis MarionNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1948215 km²
- Cape RomainNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1930144 km²
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness AreaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib1975120 km²
- Santee Coastal ReserveWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1974104 km²
- Cape RomainNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V55 km²
- Bear IslandWildlife Management AreaIUCN V49 km²
- Ernest F. Hollings Ace BasinNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV199049 km²
- Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV199049 km²
- Bear Island Wildlife Management AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV195348 km²
- Little Wambaw SwampWildernessIUCN Ib198020 km²
- Wambaw SwampWildernessIUCN Ib198019 km²
- Us-Sc-7-22Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned200715 km²
- Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V200815 km²
- Capers IslandHeritage PreserveIUCN III9 km²
- Wambaw CreekWildernessIUCN Ib19807 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of ScConservation EasementIUCN V6 km²
- Us-Sc-7-18Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20075 km²
- Us-Sc-1-20Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19995 km²
- Us-Sc-7-21Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20074 km²
- Us-Sc-1-33Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20094 km²
- Santee River Basin MegasitePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19744 km²
- Us-Sc-1-32Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20023 km²
- Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Us-Sc-1-57Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20163 km²
- Francis MarionNational ForestIUCN V20012 km²
- Us-Sc-7-8Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19992 km²
- Us-Sc-7-11Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20022 km²
- Slann Island MarshlandState Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Bailey IslandConservation EasementIUCN V20122 km²
- Deveaux BankHeritage PreserveIUCN VI2 km²
- Us-Sc-6-3Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19941 km²
- Us-Sc-1-35Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20041 km²
- St. Helena Estuary MacrositeEstuaryIUCN V20001 km²
- Us-Sc-7-14Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20031 km²
- US-SC-7-24 MitigatioMitigationIUCN Not Assigned20071 km²
- Fort Sumter National MonumentMarine Protected AreaIUCN V19481 km²
- Us-Sc-6-13Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20081 km²
- Deveaux BankSeabird SanctuaryIUCN V1 km²
- Us-Sc-7-17Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20041 km²
- Prospect Hill PlantationConservation EasementIUCN V19991 km²
- Us-Sc-6-12Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20041 km²
- Us-Sc-7-25Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20071 km²
- Oakland PlantationConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20091 km²
- Us-Sc-7-3Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19960 km²
- Us-Sc-7-29Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20120 km²
- US-SC-7-23 MitigatioMitigationIUCN Not Assigned20070 km²
- Us-Sc-1-24Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19990 km²
- Lighthouse InletHeritage PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Sullivan's Island Sand DunesBeach DunesIUCN V0 km²
- Cape RomainConservation EasementIUCN V20050 km²
- Us-Sc-1-37Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20050 km²
- Little Wambaw SwampResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19630 km²
- Marsh ViewTrailIUCN Not Assigned20100 km²
- Us-Sc-1-34Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20030 km²
- USFWS Easement, Former Fmha-SimmonsEasementIUCN Not Assigned19960 km²
- Sullivan's Island Sand DunesBeach Dunes and GroinsIUCN V0 km²
- Fort LamarHeritage PreserveIUCN III0 km²
- USFWS Easement, Former Fmha-BoyerEasementIUCN Not Assigned19930 km²
+ 6 protected areas (top 60 shown)
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN