Ontologia

Province · ecu

Imbabura

Ecuador

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(39 %)

Species observed

6 558

Observations

178 442

Area

4 780km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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 Imbabura : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.088
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

6 558 distinct species · 178 442 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

178 442 obs · 120 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 14 021
3 572–14 020
686–3 571
418–685
< 418

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,4°C

Annual rain

2 441mm

Warmest m°

18,9°C

Coldest m°

10,2°C

Elevation: 2 334 m on average (min 153 m, max 4 275 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
2 441mm
Warmest month
18,9°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
2 334m
Min
153m
Max
4 275m
Std. dev.
870m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(39 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

56,1g/kg

Clay

27,8%

Sand

38,7%

Silt

33,5%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
75,2g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
38,8%
Silt
33,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
53,4g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
39,7g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
33,4%

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

Land cover

Forest46.4%
Crops12.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)40.0%

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

Hydrology17 basins · 6 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 294,1km

Lake surface here

18,06km²

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

18 802km²

Discharge in basins

255,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 426mm/an

Mean T°

14,9°C

Moisture idx

0,01

Max snow

4%

Mean runoff

1 147mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 321m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

Lakes (6, top by area)

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,4nW

Built-up

56,4%

Pesticides

72,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN VI · 6IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1

La Bonita

IUCN VI

Ecological Area of Conservation · 2017

530 km²

Taita Imbabura

IUCN VI

Decentralised Autonomous Protected Area · 2021

37 km²

Pimampiro

IUCN IV

Wildlife Refuge · 2023

37 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations26