Kissimmee Prairie
IUCN VPreserve State Park
217 km²
County · USA
Highlands
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
7 943
Observations
412 860
Area
2 869,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Highlands : 26 espèces reliées par 83 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
83
Connectance
0.101
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
7 943 distinct species · 412 860 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 346mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
12,3°C
Elevation: 23 m on average (min 6 m, max 51 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 346mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
23m
Min
6m
Max
51m
Std. dev.
10m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
49,2g/kg
Clay
3,6%
Sand
92,2%
Silt
4,2%
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
5,4
Org. C
60,7g/kg
Clay
3,8%
Sand
91,7%
Silt
4,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
55,4g/kg
Clay
3,6%
Sand
92,3%
Silt
4,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
3,4%
Sand
92,7%
Silt
3,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.8%
Crops12.7%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)65.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 50 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
262,0km
Lake surface here
167,67km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
12 044km²
Discharge in basins
34,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 225mm/an
Mean T°
22,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
340mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
25m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Arbuckle Creeksub-area1 923,3 km²overlap1403.11 km²49%
- Bassin de Fisheating Creeksub-area2 008,8 km²overlap948.21 km²33%
- Bassin de Kissimmee Riversub-area2 197,5 km²overlap336.90 km²12%
- Bassin de Little Charley Bowlegs Creeksub-area874,5 km²overlap165.85 km²6%
- Bassin de Indian Prairie Canalsub-area608,1 km²overlap13.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Interceptor L-62sub-area254,3 km²overlap1.38 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Istokpoga Lakearea91 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake June in Winterarea14,5 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lake Placidarea13,1 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lake Jacksonarea12,9 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lake Lotelaarea2,8 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lake Huntleyarea2,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lake Francisarea2,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake Josephinearea2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Grassy Lakearea1,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
41 more lakes
- Lake Sebringarea1,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake Lettaarea1,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Dinner Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lake Clayarea1,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lake Josephinearea1,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Red Beach Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lake Pythiasarea1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1068818area1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068879area0,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068732area0,9 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1068773area0,9 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1068772area0,8 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1068852area0,8 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1068868area0,7 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068849area0,7 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1068816area0,7 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1068764area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1068832area0,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1068762area0,6 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1068803area0,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1068881area0,5 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1068846area0,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068721area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1068960area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068855area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068823area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1068808area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1068883area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1068722area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1068911area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1068759area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1068738area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1068831area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1068730area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1068748area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1068860area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1068767area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1068819area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1068851area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1068882area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1068784area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Fisheating Creekord 4len here77.60 km52%total150 km
- Arbuckle Creekord 3len here48.25 km94%total52 km
- Slough Ditchord 4len here35.00 km96%total36 km
- Little Charley Bowlegs Creekord 2len here16.24 km40%total40 km
- C-39Aord 1len here16.22 km100%total16 km
- Kissimmee Riverord 5len here14.94 km12%total120 km
- Harney Pond Canalord 3len here14.82 km32%total46 km
- Istokpoga Canalord 2len here12.34 km100%total12 km
- Arbuckle Branchord 1len here9.75 km100%total10 km
- Wolf Creekord 1len here6.29 km100%total6 km
- Starvation sloughord 5len here5.91 km42%total14 km
- Fisheating Creekord 1len here4.41 km45%total10 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
83,4%
Pesticides
37,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas33
IUCN V · 25IUCN Not Assigned · 6IUCN IV · 1IUCN III · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2001
142 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FL
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2009
63 km²
Lake Wales Ridge
IUCN VWildlife and Environmental Area
63 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Okeechobee, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2008
48 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2012
45 km²
Complete list33 protected areas
- Kissimmee PrairiePreserve State ParkIUCN V217 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V2001142 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned200963 km²
- Lake Wales RidgeWildlife and Environmental AreaIUCN V63 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Okeechobee, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V200848 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V201245 km²
- Highlands HammockState ParkIUCN V37 km²
- ArchboldBiological StationIUCN V36 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V200017 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), DeSoto, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V201012 km²
- Lake Wales RidgeNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV8 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Highlands, FLConservation EasementIUCN V20176 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Highlands, FLConservation EasementIUCN V20156 km²
- ThePreserveIUCN V5 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20065 km²
- Big Cypress Connector (Xl Ranch Phase 2/Easement 1) 12/10/2004Conservation EasementIUCN V20044 km²
- Southern Lake Wales Ridge MacrositeEasementIUCN V20074 km²
- Lake June-in-Winter ScrubState ParkIUCN III3 km²
- Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)Reserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned20062 km²
- Kissimmee Valley Lca (7)EasementIUCN V20131 km²
- Carter CreekPrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19971 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20061 km²
- Scrub Conservation BConservation EasementIUCN V20081 km²
- Kissimmee River 3395Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20060 km²
- Archbold Biological StationBiological StationIUCN V19980 km²
- Venus FlatwoodsPreserveIUCN V19920 km²
- Kissimmee River 4683Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20060 km²
- Kissimmee River 4731Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20060 km²
- Kissimmee River 4690Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20060 km²
- Holmes AvenuePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19940 km²
- Big Cypress Connector (Xl Ranch Flow - 6.27 Ac) 10/1/2002Conservation EasementIUCN V20020 km²
- Lake Wales Ridge - Carter CreekEasementIUCN V20020 km²
- Southern Lake Wales Ridge MacrositeLakeIUCN V20050 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN