Ontologia

Municipality · MEX

Cuatro Ciénegas

México

BWhArid, desert, hot(77 %)

Species observed

2 755

Observations

41 566

Area

10 672,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 52 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 Cuatro Ciénegas : 39 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 97 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
52
Interactions affichées
97
Connectance
0.073
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

2 755 distinct species · 41 566 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

41 566 obs · 204 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 028
347–4 027
56–346
19–55
< 19

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

20,2°C

Annual rain

318mm

Warmest m°

31,7°C

Coldest m°

6,3°C

Elevation: 1 247 m on average (min 630 m, max 2 686 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
318mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
6,3°C
Mean alt.
1 247m
Min
630m
Max
2 686m
Std. dev.
348m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(77 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,2

Org. C

16,2g/kg

Clay

22,6%

Sand

46,3%

Silt

31,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
31,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
30,7%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest5.6%
Crops0.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil15.7%
Other (grassland, water…)78.1%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology38 basins · 3 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

40,8km

Lake surface here

0,83km²

Basins crossed

38

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 765km²

Discharge in basins

24,2m³/s

Mean precip.

274mm/an

Mean T°

19,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,83

Mean runoff

16mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 235m

Watersheds crossing here

29 more basins

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

1,3%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas4

IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Cuatrociénegas

IUCN Not Applicable

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2006

841 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN