Gasparilla Sound - Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1979
340 km²
County · USA
Charlotte
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(99 %)
Species observed
3 567
Observations
764 570
Area
1 855km²
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 Charlotte : 22 espèces reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.111
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
3 567 distinct species · 764 570 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 341mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
13,1°C
Elevation: 8 m on average (min -8 m, max 24 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 341mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
13,1°C
Mean alt.
8m
Min
-8m
Max
24m
Std. dev.
5m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
48,1g/kg
Clay
3,1%
Sand
93,8%
Silt
3,1%
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
5,8
Org. C
58,3g/kg
Clay
3,1%
Sand
93,7%
Silt
3,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
57,1g/kg
Clay
3,1%
Sand
93,9%
Silt
3,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
28,7g/kg
Clay
3,1%
Sand
93,9%
Silt
3,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.7%
Crops5.6%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)71.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 32 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
114,7km
Lake surface here
7,96km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
16 835km²
Discharge in basins
77,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 290mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
384mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
11m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de North Fork Alligator Creeksub-area1 252,4 km²overlap481.01 km²26%
- Bassin de Shell Creeksub-area749,6 km²overlap363.60 km²20%
- Bassin de Caloosahatchee Riversub-area435,7 km²overlap306.02 km²16%
- Bassin de Braden Riversub-area1 444,8 km²overlap248.78 km²13%
- Basin #44870sub-area351 km²overlap179.87 km²10%
- Bassin de Trout Creeksub-area170,9 km²overlap135.22 km²7%
- Bassin de Fisheating Creeksub-area2 008,8 km²overlap67.43 km²4%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area144,4 km²overlap33.05 km²2%
- Bassin de Caloosahatchee Riversub-area314,3 km²overlap24.83 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (32, top by area)
- Lac 1069007area0,8 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1069026area0,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1068979area0,6 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1068987area0,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1069035area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1069053area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1069050area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1069051area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068991area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
23 more lakes
- Lac 1069057area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1069060area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1069025area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068977area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1068986area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068996area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069040area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1069041area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069019area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068970area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068988area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1069044area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1069023area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068971area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1069005area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1069032area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069045area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1069042area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1069029area0,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1069047area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069056area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068989area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1069038area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- North Fork Alligator Creekord 1len here34.08 km100%total34 km
- Shell Creekord 3len here30.55 km85%total36 km
- Trout Creekord 2len here18.30 km71%total26 km
- Clarks Canalord 2len here14.33 km100%total14 km
- Peace Riverord 4len here9.85 km5%total204 km
- Trieste Canalord 1len here2.69 km100%total3 km
- Gator Slough Canalord 1len here2.59 km12%total22 km
- Caloosahatchee Riverord 5len here2.32 km2%total139 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,6nW
Built-up
225,0%
Pesticides
48,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas32
IUCN V · 14IUCN IV · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 8IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 18
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1970
183 km²
Charlotte Harbor
IUCN VPreserve State Park · 1970
180 km²
Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1975
61 km²
Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1986
27 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2000
17 km²
Complete list32 protected areas
- Gasparilla Sound - Charlotte Harbor Aquatic PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1979340 km²
- Charlotte Harbor Preserve State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1970183 km²
- Charlotte HarborPreserve State ParkIUCN V1970180 km²
- Cape Haze Aquatic PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV197561 km²
- Lemon Bay Aquatic PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV198627 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V200017 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), DeSoto, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V201012 km²
- Prairie PinesPreserveIUCN V11 km²
- Prairie Creek Preserve (Charlotte County)PreserveIUCN V7 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Charlotte, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20143 km²
- Charlotte Flatwoods EnvironmentalParkIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Peace RiverPreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Deep Creek PropertiesCounty Managed AreaIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Shell CreekPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Tippecanoe EnvironmentalParkIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Pop Ash CreekPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Oyster CreekRegional ParkIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Stump Pass Beach State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19711 km²
- Don Pedro Island State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19851 km²
- Amberjack EnvironmentalParkIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Yucca PensPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Tippecanoe II Florida Scrub-jayMitigation AreaIUCN IV1 km²
- MyakkaParkIUCN V1 km²
- Cedar Point EnvironmentalParkIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Myakka Islands PointCounty Managed AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Buck CreekPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Thornton KeyPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- James E. Cook MemorialPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness AreaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib19700 km²
- Island Bay National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN Ia19080 km²
- Island BayNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV19080 km²
- Charlotte HarborEnvironmental CenterIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN