Quebrada de Cafayate
IUCN VIManaged Nature Reserve · 1995
953 km²
Department · ARG
Guachipas
Argentina
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(78 %)
Species observed
966
Observations
17 585
Area
2 893,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Guachipas : 22 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.064
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
966 distinct species · 17 585 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,0°C
Annual rain
726mm
Warmest m°
22,4°C
Coldest m°
2,9°C
Elevation: 1 785 m on average (min 1 032 m, max 3 036 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,0°C
Annual rain
726mm
Warmest month
22,4°C
Coldest month
2,9°C
Mean alt.
1 785m
Min
1 032m
Max
3 036m
Std. dev.
413m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(78 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
35,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
36,7g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
35,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
35,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
34,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.5%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.7%
Other (grassland, water…)65.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 2 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
304,2km
Lake surface here
22,84km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
33 745km²
Discharge in basins
107,8m³/s
Mean precip.
339mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
92mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 693m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río RosaRíosub-area578 km²overlap575.92 km²20%
- Bassin de Río Guachipassub-area764,1 km²overlap474.38 km²16%
- Bassin de Río del Talasub-area1 806,8 km²overlap453.43 km²16%
- Bassin de Río El Tunalsub-area475,9 km²overlap328.61 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Alemaníasub-area313,8 km²overlap312.55 km²11%
- Basin #95180sub-area279,2 km²overlap255.88 km²9%
- Bassin de Río de Las Conchassub-area566 km²overlap178.89 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Guachipassub-area179,9 km²overlap143.38 km²5%
- Bassin de Arroyo Santa Bárbarasub-area124,5 km²overlap72.10 km²2%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Guachipassub-area38,7 km²overlap16.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Río RosaRíosub-area339,2 km²overlap16.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Río de Las Conchassub-area273,1 km²overlap15.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Saladosub-area86,5 km²overlap15.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Metánsub-area1 733,2 km²overlap14.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Río RosaRíosub-area475,5 km²overlap8.79 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de las Piedrassub-area256,4 km²overlap8.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada de las Charcassub-area486,5 km²overlap2.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Saladosub-area418,2 km²overlap0.26 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Guachipasord 6len here60.82 km47%total130 km
- Río El Tunalord 6len here45.05 km59%total76 km
- Río Grande de los Saucesord 2len here44.06 km81%total55 km
- Río Alemaníaord 3len here39.34 km97%total40 km
- Río de Las Conchasord 6len here35.89 km32%total111 km
- Río RosaRíoord 4len here26.21 km31%total84 km
- Arroyo de Las Cañasord 2len here16.32 km88%total18 km
- Arroyo Santa Bárbaraord 2len here13.05 km83%total16 km
- Arroyo Mostaza o Cortaderasord 6len here8.18 km100%total8 km
- Arroyo Burro Yacoord 2len here6.95 km100%total7 km
- Arroyo Don Barbosaord 1len here1.97 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada El Carrizalord 6len here1.77 km19%total9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
14,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Cumbres Calchaquies
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1965
679 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN