El Malpais
IUCN VNational Conservation Area
1 064 km²
County · USA
Cibola
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(76 %)
Species observed
2 979
Observations
124 253
Area
11 702,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Cibola : 22 espèces reliées par 77 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
77
Connectance
0.129
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
2 979 distinct species · 124 253 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
-6,6°C
Elevation: 2 160 m on average (min 1 636 m, max 3 251 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
-6,6°C
Mean alt.
2 160m
Min
1 636m
Max
3 251m
Std. dev.
218m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(76 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
30,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
30,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
30,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.4%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil14.4%
Other (grassland, water…)63.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology25 basins · 2 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
266,1km
Lake surface here
1,33km²
Basins crossed
25
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 636km²
Discharge in basins
8,1m³/s
Mean precip.
324mm/an
Mean T°
9,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,74
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
13mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 151m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio San Josesub-area2 631,9 km²overlap2516.82 km²22%
- Bassin de waterlinesub-area1 653 km²overlap1566.59 km²13%
- Basin #74920sub-area2 214,6 km²overlap1446.73 km²12%
- Basin #61030sub-area1 180,5 km²overlap1167.83 km²10%
- Bassin de waterlinesub-area920,6 km²overlap780.76 km²7%
- Basin #57170sub-area680,3 km²overlap680.24 km²6%
- Bassin de Zuni Riversub-area1 666,4 km²overlap548.36 km²5%
- Basin #53410sub-area602,2 km²overlap479.68 km²4%
- Bassin de Rio San Josesub-area408,5 km²overlap408.44 km²3%
16 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Rio San Josesub-area415,4 km²overlap277.20 km²2%
- Basin #54570sub-area257,3 km²overlap245.73 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Pescadosub-area351,4 km²overlap245.22 km²2%
- Basin #54580sub-area657,5 km²overlap221.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Charrizo Washsub-area1 094,7 km²overlap204.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Nations Drawsub-area658,3 km²overlap197.01 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Saladosub-area429,1 km²overlap183.29 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Puercosub-area2 421,7 km²overlap152.65 km²1%
- Basin #71690sub-area224,2 km²overlap138.08 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Puercosub-area482,9 km²overlap107.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Largo Creeksub-area691,2 km²overlap68.27 km²1%
- Basin #57020sub-area607,9 km²overlap50.14 km²0%
- Basin #46760sub-area463,1 km²overlap18.58 km²0%
- Basin #53320sub-area802,5 km²overlap5.99 km²0%
- Bassin de Zuni Riversub-area388,1 km²overlap5.22 km²0%
- Basin #71490sub-area226,8 km²overlap0.43 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio San Joseord 4len here184.01 km86%total214 km
- waterlineord 3len here37.21 km95%total39 km
- Zuni Riverord 6len here30.46 km14%total214 km
- Seboyeta Creekord 2len here7.75 km100%total8 km
- Waterlineord 3len here3.62 km100%total4 km
- Canada de los Alamosord 1len here2.29 km39%total6 km
- Rio Saladoord 4len here0.49 km0%total233 km
- Largo Creekord 5len here0.26 km0%total161 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
3,9%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Ib · 7IUCN V · 5IUCN III · 1
El Malpais
IUCN VNational Monument
442 km²
El Malpais Proposed or Recom
IUCN IbRecommended Wilderness · 2002
396 km²
Cebolla
IUCN IbWilderness Area · 1987
250 km²
West Malpais
IUCN IbWilderness Area · 1987
162 km²
El Malpais
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1991
86 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- El MalpaisNational Conservation AreaIUCN V1 064 km²
- El MalpaisNational MonumentIUCN V442 km²
- El Malpais Proposed or RecomRecommended WildernessIUCN Ib2002396 km²
- CebollaWilderness AreaIUCN Ib1987250 km²
- West MalpaisWilderness AreaIUCN Ib1987162 km²
- El MalpaisWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199186 km²
- Chain Of CratersWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199174 km²
- MarquezWildlife Management AreaIUCN V58 km²
- Petaca PintaWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199147 km²
- CanyonsWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199117 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), MSReserve ProgramIUCN V200714 km²
- Water CanyonWildlife AreaIUCN V10 km²
- El MorroNational MonumentIUCN III19064 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN