Canton · ECU
Colta
Ecuador
Species observed
587
Observations
7 032
Area
819,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Colta : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
587 distinct species · 7 032 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,9°C
Annual rain
1 983mm
Warmest m°
14,4°C
Coldest m°
3,2°C
Elevation: 3 421 m on average (min 1 648 m, max 4 196 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
66,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
33,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: pyGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
105,9km
Lake surface here
0,94km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 907km²
Discharge in basins
18,9m³/s
Mean precip.
806mm/an
Mean T°
9,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
804mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 417m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Columbesub-area596,9 km²overlap275.74 km²34%
- Bassin de Río Pangorsub-area284,7 km²overlap249.56 km²30%
- Bassin de Río Chibungasub-area538,2 km²overlap154.44 km²19%
- Bassin de Río Chimbosub-area1 113,6 km²overlap138.44 km²17%
- Bassin de Río Alaosub-area606 km²overlap0.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Chimbosub-area168,8 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area435,2 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Chimboord 6len here14.88 km8%total188 km
- Río Sasapudord 2len here13.20 km100%total13 km
- Río Llinllinord 2len here10.59 km96%total11 km
- Río Gahuijonord 3len here10.10 km100%total10 km
- Río Pangorord 3len here8.72 km64%total14 km
- Río Cajabambaord 3len here8.57 km45%total19 km
- RIO ALGODON ZARUNAord 1len here8.52 km100%total9 km
- Río Columbeord 4len here7.24 km26%total28 km
- Quebrada Totora Chupaord 2len here6.53 km100%total7 km
- Río Cañíord 4len here6.05 km44%total14 km
- Río Chibungaord 3len here5.71 km14%total42 km
- Río Panzaord 2len here3.88 km79%total5 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
30,9%
Pesticides
61,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)