Salinas Grandes
IUCN VIMultiple Use Provincial Reserve · 2003
2 217 km²
Department · ARG
Cruz del Eje
Argentina
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)
Species observed
1 280
Observations
18 403
Area
6 536,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Cruz del Eje : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.056
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 280 distinct species · 18 403 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,0°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
7,0°C
Elevation: 544 m on average (min 180 m, max 2 282 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
7,0°C
Mean alt.
544m
Min
180m
Max
2 282m
Std. dev.
450m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
34,6%
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
7,0
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
34,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
34,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.3%
Crops2.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil11.6%
Other (grassland, water…)71.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology33 basins · 9 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
545,2km
Lake surface here
44,80km²
Basins crossed
33
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
134 286km²
Discharge in basins
328,4m³/s
Mean precip.
519mm/an
Mean T°
18,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
37mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
553m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río San Guillermosub-area1 006,3 km²overlap972.67 km²15%
- Basin #51670sub-area1 664,5 km²overlap851.20 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Cruz Del Ejesub-area758,8 km²overlap756.18 km²12%
- Basin #54730sub-area598,1 km²overlap564.31 km²9%
- Bassin de Río de la Candelariasub-area494,4 km²overlap493.81 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Pichanassub-area471,6 km²overlap471.16 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Pichanassub-area469,2 km²overlap434.59 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Copacabanasub-area1 390,1 km²overlap263.41 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Candelariasub-area293,8 km²overlap249.97 km²4%
24 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Arroyo Tacnasasub-area248,2 km²overlap244.42 km²4%
- Basin #51520sub-area223,5 km²overlap223.23 km²3%
- Basin #53870sub-area169 km²overlap168.84 km²3%
- Basin #52100sub-area2 260,3 km²overlap164.09 km²3%
- Bassin de Arroyo El Huaicosub-area777,8 km²overlap134.55 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Pintossub-area423,1 km²overlap71.68 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Guasapampasub-area553 km²overlap66.32 km²1%
- Basin #57280sub-area480,9 km²overlap66.11 km²1%
- Bassin de El Carrizalsub-area578,9 km²overlap54.17 km²1%
- Basin #52090sub-area723,2 km²overlap46.26 km²1%
- Basin #51430sub-area83,7 km²overlap36.91 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Quilposub-area94,4 km²overlap33.49 km²1%
- Basin #51120sub-area43,1 km²overlap33.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Vallecitosub-area246,9 km²overlap29.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yuspesub-area943,1 km²overlap26.95 km²0%
- Basin #51240sub-area36 km²overlap24.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Minalquimsub-area297,1 km²overlap21.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pichanassub-area12,3 km²overlap12.32 km²0%
- Basin #50980sub-area87,3 km²overlap7.17 km²0%
- Basin #51130sub-area867,1 km²overlap5.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Antoniosub-area695,2 km²overlap4.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de la Candelariasub-area1,6 km²overlap1.56 km²0%
- Basin #48820sub-area1 167,8 km²overlap1.04 km²0%
- Basin #57210sub-area1 088,2 km²overlap0.90 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Salinas Grandesarea1 033,7 km²avg depth0.3 m
- Lake #10445area13,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Embalse Cruz del Ejearea11,1 km²avg depth11.6 m
- Lake #21473area6,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Embalse Pichanasarea3,6 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Lake #21467area2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1105113area0,7 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1105089area0,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1105092area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Río de la Candelariaord 4len here113.17 km100%total113 km
- Río San Guillermoord 3len here100.30 km100%total100 km
- Río Pichanasord 4len here63.10 km89%total71 km
- Río Cruz Del Ejeord 4len here47.49 km100%total48 km
- Río Candelariaord 1len here35.23 km100%total35 km
- Río San Gregorioord 2len here23.45 km73%total32 km
- Río Ávalosord 2len here22.97 km98%total23 km
- Arroyo Los Quirquinchosord 2len here20.83 km100%total21 km
- Arroyo Tacnasaord 3len here18.27 km100%total18 km
- Río de la Costaord 3len here13.25 km72%total19 km
- Río Cruz del Ejeord 4len here11.38 km100%total11 km
- Río Characateord 2len here11.09 km100%total11 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Salsacateord 4len here10.01 km17%total60 km
- Canal Maestro de Riego (D.P.H.)ord 1len here9.49 km100%total10 km
- Río Quilpoord 3len here8.67 km41%total21 km
- Río Minalquimord 3len here7.39 km26%total28 km
- Río Pintosord 3len here6.96 km9%total79 km
- Río Guastaord 1len here6.28 km100%total6 km
- El Carrizalord 2len here5.94 km25%total24 km
- Canal Maestro de Riegoord 2len here5.30 km100%total5 km
- Arroyo Ásperoord 1len here3.64 km24%total15 km
- Arroyo El Huaicoord 2len here1.01 km3%total31 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
22,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Pampa de Achala
IUCN VIProvincial Water Reserve · 1999
1 544 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN