Taita Imbabura
IUCN VIDecentralised Autonomous Protected Area · 2021
37 km²
Canton · ECU
Ibarra
Ecuador
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(31 %)
Species observed
2 499
Observations
26 427
Area
1 137,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Ibarra : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 56 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
56
Connectance
0.094
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
2 499 distinct species · 26 427 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 878mm
Warmest m°
20,0°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 2 140 m on average (min 598 m, max 4 193 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 878mm
Warmest month
20,0°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
2 140m
Min
598m
Max
4 193m
Std. dev.
741m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(31 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
50,2g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
38,0%
Silt
33,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
65,9g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
33,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
47,8g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
33,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.9%
Crops17.2%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)46.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 43 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
331,4km
Lake surface here
2,31km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
5 348km²
Discharge in basins
58,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 189mm/an
Mean T°
14,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,10
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
1 084mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 459m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (43, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Miraord 6len here47.33 km13%total354 km
- Río Verdeord 4len here33.57 km62%total54 km
- Río Tahuandoord 4len here30.89 km99%total31 km
- Río Saladoord 2len here19.05 km48%total40 km
- Río Chotaord 5len here16.83 km27%total63 km
- Quebrada de Ambuquíord 2len here15.62 km100%total16 km
- Río Litaord 4len here14.11 km31%total46 km
- Río Piguchuelaord 2len here11.98 km51%total24 km
- Río Ambiord 5len here11.75 km14%total83 km
- Río Cachacoord 2len here11.74 km100%total12 km
- Río San Jerónimoord 2len here10.63 km97%total11 km
- Quebrada de Las Floresord 1len here10.32 km100%total10 km
31 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Chorreraord 2len here9.50 km100%total10 km
- Río Verde Chicoord 2len here7.86 km100%total8 km
- Río Cascajalord 1len here7.82 km100%total8 km
- Pigunchuelaord 2len here7.56 km40%total19 km
- Quebrada Chorlaviord 1len here7.11 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada Chilcacuchuord 2len here7.07 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada San Antonioord 2len here6.55 km49%total13 km
- Palacaraord 3len here5.79 km24%total24 km
- Río Parambasord 1len here5.61 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada Del Barroord 1len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada Yanahuaycuord 1len here4.51 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada Bermejalord 2len here4.46 km100%total4 km
- Río San Pedroord 1len here3.21 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Cucho de Torresord 3len here3.02 km100%total3 km
- Rio San Franciscoord 4len here2.39 km13%total18 km
- Quebrada Jatunhuaycuord 3len here2.04 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada San Clementeord 1len here1.81 km100%total2 km
- Río Chorrerasord 6len here1.67 km30%total6 km
- Quebrada Cashaguaycuord 1len here1.52 km18%total8 km
- Río Santiagoguilloord 6len here0.76 km4%total22 km
- Quebrada La Lomaord 6len here0.57 km29%total2 km
- Quebrada Higuerónord 6len here0.51 km28%total2 km
- Quebrada del Pedregalord 1len here0.49 km15%total3 km
- Pablo Arenasord 3len here0.26 km2%total12 km
- Río San Vicenteord 2len here0.25 km3%total9 km
- Quebrada Potrerilloord 6len here0.24 km36%total1 km
- Quebrada Santa Luciaord 6len here0.19 km11%total2 km
- Quebrada Guayabillasord 1len here0.03 km1%total3 km
- Río Calicheord 6len here≈ tangenttotal7 km
- Río Chinambiord 2len here≈ tangenttotal17 km
- Río Tablasord 6len here≈ tangenttotal4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
2,6nW
Built-up
98,5%
Pesticides
79,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN