Ontologia

Department · ARG

Iguazú

Argentina

CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

5 398

Observations

594 786

Area

2 685,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 Iguazú : 17 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.091
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

5 398 distinct species · 594 786 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

594 786 obs · 77 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 133 162
6 852–133 161
834–6 851
215–833
< 215

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,3°C

Annual rain

1 929mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

12,5°C

Elevation: 246 m on average (min 120 m, max 478 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
1 929mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
246m
Min
120m
Max
478m
Std. dev.
52m
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

5,3

Org. C

26,8g/kg

Clay

48,2%

Sand

15,7%

Silt

36,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: vbGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
40,6g/kg
Clay
48,2%
Sand
15,4%
Silt
36,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
46,9%
Sand
16,2%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
49,7%
Sand
15,3%
Silt
35,0%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest83.8%
Crops2.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)13.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 52 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

812,5km

Lake surface here

28,52km²

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

917 472km²

Discharge in basins

24 509,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 732mm/an

Mean T°

20,0°C

Moisture idx

0,07

Mean runoff

1 067mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

303m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (52, ord ≥ 4)

40 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

23,7%

Pesticides

13,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas20

IUCN II · 7IUCN VI · 5IUCN V · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN III · 1

Urugua-í

IUCN II

Provincial Park · 1988

852 km²

Iguazú

IUCN II

National Park · 1934

512 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN