Reserva Ecológica El Ángel
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
169 km²
Canton · ECU
Espejo
Ecuador
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(44 %)
Species observed
2 519
Observations
20 221
Area
566,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Espejo : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.086
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
2 519 distinct species · 20 221 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,6°C
Annual rain
2 184mm
Warmest m°
15,9°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 2 909 m on average (min 1 153 m, max 4 049 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,6°C
Annual rain
2 184mm
Warmest month
15,9°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
2 909m
Min
1 153m
Max
4 049m
Std. dev.
735m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(44 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
70,5g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
35,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
93,9g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
35,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
67,0g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
35,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
50,5g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
35,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.2%
Crops12.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)43.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
135,6km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 437km²
Discharge in basins
30,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 241mm/an
Mean T°
14,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
1 095mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 427m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Chalhuayacuord 2len here17.64 km100%total18 km
- Río El Ángelord 3len here12.87 km43%total30 km
- Río Blancoord 3len here11.44 km31%total37 km
- Río Huarmiyacuord 2len here11.26 km100%total11 km
- Río Cariyacuord 4len here10.65 km35%total31 km
- Río Chorro Blancoord 2len here10.59 km100%total11 km
- Río de la Plataord 3len here9.42 km61%total15 km
- Quebrada Pandalitaord 2len here8.10 km90%total9 km
- Río Chutínord 2len here7.24 km60%total12 km
- Río Malpasoord 2len here6.40 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada Piedraord 2len here5.66 km100%total6 km
- Río Golondrinas Chicoord 3len here4.04 km100%total4 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Gulchánord 3len here3.00 km64%total5 km
- Río Cuevasord 1len here2.68 km98%total3 km
- Rio Plataord 3len here2.64 km7%total36 km
- Quebrada Rosarioord 1len here2.49 km65%total4 km
- Río Moránord 1len here2.27 km29%total8 km
- Río Boboord 2len here1.96 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada Aperreaderoord 1len here1.55 km53%total3 km
- Quebrada la Chimbaord 1len here1.33 km70%total2 km
- Río Boboord 3len here1.07 km2%total51 km
- Río Miraord 6len here0.92 km0%total354 km
- Río Santiagoguilloord 6len here0.37 km2%total22 km
- Quebrade El Carmenord 1len here≈ tangenttotal4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
11,2%
Pesticides
87,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1
El Ángel
IUCN IbEcological Reserve · 1992
159 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN