Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2001
3 835 km²
Municipality · BRA
Costa Rica
Brazil
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 373
Observations
12 525
Area
4 159,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Costa Rica : 23 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.074
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
1 373 distinct species · 12 525 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,3°C
Annual rain
1 725mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
15,8°C
Elevation: 690 m on average (min 360 m, max 883 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
1 725mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
15,8°C
Mean alt.
690m
Min
360m
Max
883m
Std. dev.
110m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
15,8%
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
5,2
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
60,8%
Silt
16,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
60,8%
Silt
15,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
15,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.4%
Crops38.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)37.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 10 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
257,9km
Lake surface here
2,40km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 372km²
Discharge in basins
80,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 576mm/an
Mean T°
23,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,07
Mean runoff
514mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
645m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Sucuriúsub-area2 885,5 km²overlap1747.07 km²42%
- Bassin de Rio Jaúrusub-area6 372 km²overlap602.56 km²14%
- Basin #77090sub-area466 km²overlap462.83 km²11%
- Basin #77180sub-area450,4 km²overlap432.31 km²10%
- Bassin de Rio Paraísosub-area1 143,4 km²overlap308.83 km²7%
- Basin #70210sub-area612,3 km²overlap230.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Taquarisub-area729,7 km²overlap216.34 km²5%
- Bassin de Rio Formososub-area1 477,4 km²overlap128.21 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Taquarisub-area1 023,6 km²overlap13.40 km²0%
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Lake #20599area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1097266area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1097502area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1097323area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1097293area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1097316area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1097219area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1097365area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1097364area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Sucuriúord 6len here189.37 km23%total839 km
- Ribeirão Cascavelord 6len here28.01 km60%total47 km
- Rio Jaúruord 5len here11.32 km5%total239 km
- Ribeirão Jauruzinhoord 4len here10.86 km30%total36 km
- Córrego Generosaord 2len here6.63 km100%total7 km
- Córrego Roncadorord 3len here5.23 km9%total60 km
- Córrego Imbiruçuord 2len here5.06 km100%total5 km
- Ribeirão Furnaord 3len here1.17 km3%total41 km
- Rio Paraísoord 4len here0.26 km0%total88 km
- Córrego Cabeceira Altaord 3len here≈ tangenttotal74 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
7,5%
Pesticides
49,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN II · 4IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Nascente Do Rio Sucuriú
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 2005
2 943 km²
Parque Nacional Das Emas
IUCN IIPark · 1961
1 328 km²
Parque Estadual Das Nascentes Do Rio Taquari
IUCN IIPark · 1999
306 km²
Refúgio De Vida Silvestre Do Rio Sucuriú-Costa Rica
IUCN IIIWildlife Refuge · 2018
14 km²
Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Fundão
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Private Reserve · 2012
3 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National ParksWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable20013 835 km²
- Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Nascente Do Rio SucuriúEnvironmental Protection AreaIUCN V20052 943 km²
- Parque Nacional Das EmasParkIUCN II19611 328 km²
- Parque Estadual Das Nascentes Do Rio TaquariParkIUCN II1999306 km²
- Refúgio De Vida Silvestre Do Rio Sucuriú-Costa RicaWildlife RefugeIUCN III201814 km²
- Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural FundãoNatural Heritage Private ReserveIUCN IV20123 km²
- Reserva Particular Do Patrimônio Natural Ponte De PedraNatural Heritage Private ReserveIUCN IV20042 km²
- Parque Natural Municipal Salto Do SucuriúParkIUCN II20001 km²
- Parque Natural Municipal Da LageParkIUCN II20010 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN