Delta del Estero Real y Llanos de Apacunca
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
878 km²
Municipality · NIC
El Viejo
Nicaragua
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
894
Observations
34 277
Area
1 335,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 El Viejo : 24 espèces reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.072
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
894 distinct species · 34 277 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,8°C
Annual rain
2 028mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
23,9°C
Elevation: 83 m on average (min -93 m, max 533 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
2 028mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
23,9°C
Mean alt.
83m
Min
-93m
Max
533m
Std. dev.
102m
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
6,4
Org. C
44,0g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
26,3%
Silt
37,2%
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
6,4
Org. C
58,6g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
27,0%
Silt
37,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
42,1g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
26,3%
Silt
37,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
25,5%
Silt
36,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.6%
Crops18.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 4 lakes · 38 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
219,3km
Lake surface here
3,08km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 698km²
Discharge in basins
20,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 834mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Mean runoff
774mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
79m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (38, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Sasamaord 3len here21.34 km88%total24 km
- Río Atoyaord 3len here12.83 km59%total22 km
- Zanjón El Guásimoord 1len here12.16 km100%total12 km
- Río La Virgenord 2len here11.99 km100%total12 km
- Quebrada Las Pozasord 2len here11.76 km87%total13 km
- Río Tonaláord 2len here10.03 km66%total15 km
- Río Francoord 1len here7.88 km100%total8 km
- Río Las Chilcasord 2len here7.71 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada La Vacaord 1len here7.38 km100%total7 km
- Río Rodeo Grandeord 1len here6.78 km100%total7 km
- Cañada El Huleord 2len here6.78 km100%total7 km
- Río Amayoord 2len here6.54 km81%total8 km
26 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río La Haciendaord 1len here6.50 km100%total7 km
- Cañada El Tigreord 1len here6.23 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada La Dantaord 2len here5.95 km98%total6 km
- Río Santa Cruzord 2len here5.71 km100%total6 km
- Río Chiquinord 3len here5.62 km48%total12 km
- Río Viejoord 3len here5.07 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada Baradilloord 2len here4.93 km100%total5 km
- Río La Pitaord 2len here4.79 km100%total5 km
- Río Opicoord 1len here4.47 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada El Encantoord 1len here4.46 km100%total4 km
- Zanjón El Guásimoord 1len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Río San Joséord 1len here4.20 km100%total4 km
- Río El Viejoord 2len here4.07 km100%total4 km
- Río Cuasompaord 1len here3.98 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada Cerro Grandeord 2len here3.64 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada El Brujoord 1len here2.97 km100%total3 km
- Cañada La Salviaord 1len here2.72 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Macho Muertoord 1len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Agua Suciaord 1len here2.54 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Arenosaord 1len here2.52 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Nagualapaord 1len here1.98 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada Hato Nuevoord 1len here1.80 km100%total2 km
- Caleta El Retiroord 2len here1.71 km76%total2 km
- Quebrada El Carmenord 1len here1.14 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada Las Lágrimasord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Estero Realord 5len here0.96 km1%total81 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
23,8%
Pesticides
32,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN IV · 4🌊 Marine · 4
Delta Estero Real
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1983
862 km²
Estero Padre Ramos
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1983
214 km²
Volcán Cosigüina
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1983
141 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN