UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · cri
Cordillera Volcánica Central
IUCN Not Applicable6 512 km²Established 1988
Key facts
- Area
- 6 512 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 1988
Overview
- Designation
- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- Established
- 1988
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
27 901 distinct species · 7 850 788 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Cordillera Volcánica Central : 10 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.154
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology21 basins · 3 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 916,9km
Lake surface here
1,16km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
2 294km²
Discharge in basins
620,2m³/s
Mean precip.
2 964mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
0,47
Mean runoff
2 116mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
973m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Virillasub-area2 145,2 km²overlap1713.56 km²26%
- Bassin de Río Sarapiquísub-area846,5 km²overlap736.05 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Barrancasub-area2 293,8 km²overlap653.27 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Generalsub-area571,1 km²overlap531.76 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Peñas Blancassub-area1 508,5 km²overlap357.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Pacuaresub-area822,8 km²overlap284.58 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Navarrosub-area284,3 km²overlap283.16 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Reventazónsub-area267,2 km²overlap266.11 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Reventazónsub-area478,6 km²overlap256.74 km²4%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Toro Amarillosub-area277,5 km²overlap223.51 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Candelariasub-area1 389,8 km²overlap209.18 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Chirripósub-area1 606,9 km²overlap171.83 km²3%
- Bassin de Rió Atirrosub-area164,1 km²overlap162.91 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Torosub-area624,4 km²overlap137.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Jiménezsub-area759 km²overlap133.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Turrialbasub-area119,2 km²overlap118.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Pejivallesub-area260,1 km²overlap107.01 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Orosisub-area384,9 km²overlap91.02 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Suciosub-area268,3 km²overlap36.40 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Sardinalsub-area322,9 km²overlap33.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tortuguerosub-area1 358,7 km²overlap4.72 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Reventazónord 5len here79.56 km57%total140 km
- Río Sarapiquíord 6len here63.76 km52%total124 km
- Río Pacuareord 3len here63.74 km30%total213 km
- Río Virillaord 5len here63.00 km100%total63 km
- Río Poásord 4len here44.83 km100%total45 km
- Río Barrancaord 4len here43.11 km66%total65 km
- Rio Puerto Viejoord 4len here41.21 km74%total55 km
- Río Tiribíord 5len here34.91 km100%total35 km
- Río Bijagualord 2len here34.74 km100%total35 km
- Río Ciruelasord 3len here34.07 km100%total34 km
- Río Sucioord 6len here33.74 km45%total75 km
- Río Grandeord 5len here33.38 km100%total33 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Generalord 4len here30.49 km100%total31 km
- Río Patriaord 3len here30.11 km100%total30 km
- Río Pejeord 5len here30.00 km56%total53 km
- Río Toro Amarilloord 3len here29.48 km68%total44 km
- Río San Lorenzoord 4len here27.73 km73%total38 km
- Río Blancoord 2len here27.46 km83%total33 km
- Río Turrialbaord 3len here26.57 km100%total27 km
- Río Sardinalord 6len here25.01 km37%total67 km
- Río Itiquísord 2len here23.71 km100%total24 km
- Río Prendasord 3len here22.77 km100%total23 km
- Río Corintoord 3len here22.08 km100%total22 km
- Río Volcánord 2len here22.00 km100%total22 km
- Río Navarroord 3len here21.66 km100%total22 km
- Río Grande de Tárcolesord 6len here21.36 km40%total54 km
- Río Guácimoord 2len here20.67 km100%total21 km
- Río Rosalesord 2len here20.56 km100%total21 km
- Río Honduraord 3len here20.26 km100%total20 km
- Río Cascajalord 2len here20.09 km100%total20 km
- Río Sarchíord 3len here18.66 km100%total19 km
- Río Espinoord 3len here18.47 km72%total26 km
- Río Moraviaord 3len here18.29 km47%total39 km
- Río Grande de Orosiord 5len here18.22 km61%total30 km
- Río Jamaicalord 3len here17.91 km100%total18 km
- Río Torresord 4len here17.62 km100%total18 km
- Río Puerto Viejoord 3len here17.52 km100%total18 km
- Río Bonillaord 5len here17.52 km100%total18 km
- Rió Atirroord 2len here16.96 km100%total17 km
- Río Tamborord 2len here16.81 km100%total17 km
- Quebradaord 2len here16.60 km79%total21 km
- Río Chirripóord 5len here16.54 km23%total73 km
- Río La Esperanzaord 3len here16.46 km74%total22 km
- Río Toroord 6len here16.44 km15%total109 km
- Quebradaord 3len here15.95 km100%total16 km
- Río Páezord 2len here15.92 km100%total16 km
- Río Aquiaresord 2len here15.86 km100%total16 km
- Río Tuisord 2len here15.70 km100%total16 km
- Río Lajasord 2len here15.56 km100%total16 km
- Río Vigíaord 2len here15.07 km100%total15 km
- Río Guayaboord 2len here14.68 km100%total15 km
- Río Jabonalord 1len here14.65 km100%total15 km
- Río San Rafaelord 5len here14.41 km28%total52 km
- Río Agua Calienteord 4len here14.39 km100%total14 km
- Río Coloradoord 4len here14.26 km100%total14 km
- Río Tausord 2len here14.19 km98%total15 km
- Río Aranjuezord 3len here14.13 km32%total44 km
- Río Dos Novillosord 3len here14.08 km54%total26 km
- Río Platanilloord 2len here13.90 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Secaord 2len here13.54 km100%total14 km
- Río Chirripóord 4len here13.34 km9%total146 km
- Río Guácimoord 3len here13.16 km36%total37 km
- Río Pejivalleord 4len here12.97 km34%total39 km
- Río Machucaord 3len here12.62 km36%total35 km
- Río Tabarciaord 3len here12.50 km79%total16 km
- Río Gatoord 3len here12.47 km89%total14 km
- Río Bermúdezord 2len here12.09 km100%total12 km
- Río Porrosatíord 2len here12.02 km100%total12 km
- Río Urucaord 2len here11.86 km100%total12 km
- Río Birrisord 2len here11.75 km100%total12 km
- Quebrada San Pedroord 3len here11.47 km100%total11 km
- Río Desagüeord 3len here11.13 km94%total12 km
- Río Buríoord 2len here11.10 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada Isla de Castroord 1len here11.05 km100%total11 km
- Río Tibásord 3len here11.03 km100%total11 km
- Río Santa Claraord 1len here10.98 km84%total13 km
- Río Jarrisord 2len here10.93 km100%total11 km
- Río Costa Ricaord 2len here10.88 km100%total11 km
- Río Cocoraord 2len here10.85 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada Salasord 1len here10.67 km100%total11 km
- Río Ángelord 2len here10.53 km100%total11 km
- Río Tatiscúord 1len here10.52 km100%total11 km
- Río Machoord 3len here10.09 km95%total11 km
- Río Blanquitoord 1len here10.06 km100%total10 km
- Quebrada Pacayasord 2len here9.80 km100%total10 km
- Río Chizord 5len here9.72 km100%total10 km
- Río María Aguilarord 4len here9.65 km100%total10 km
- Quebrada Arenillaord 3len here9.52 km100%total10 km
- Río Barrancaord 1len here9.43 km100%total9 km
- Quebrada Granadillaord 1len here9.42 km100%total9 km
- Río Veracruzord 2len here9.33 km99%total9 km
- Quebrada Armadoord 3len here9.29 km100%total9 km
- Río Barranquillaord 3len here9.22 km100%total9 km
- Río Damasord 2len here9.19 km100%total9 km
- Río Parisminaord 4len here9.19 km13%total72 km
- Río Reventadoord 3len here9.06 km100%total9 km
- Río La Pazord 2len here8.97 km100%total9 km
- Río Huleord 3len here8.92 km64%total14 km
- Río Jesús Maríaord 4len here8.90 km26%total34 km
- Río Chitaríaord 2len here8.86 km100%total9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
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- 10.08437, -84.15328
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.