Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach Aquatic Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1969
111 km²
County · USA
Indian River
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(81 %)
Species observed
2 720
Observations
467 139
Area
1 343,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Indian River : 25 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.102
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
2 720 distinct species · 467 139 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 441mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
13,3°C
Elevation: 7 m on average (min -12 m, max 21 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 441mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
7m
Min
-12m
Max
21m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(81 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
4,7%
Sand
89,3%
Silt
6,0%
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
5,7
Org. C
64,6g/kg
Clay
4,7%
Sand
88,5%
Silt
6,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
58,8g/kg
Clay
4,7%
Sand
89,4%
Silt
5,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
4,7%
Sand
90,1%
Silt
5,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.8%
Crops8.3%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)66.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 16 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
93,0km
Lake surface here
70,60km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 264km²
Discharge in basins
11,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 265mm/an
Mean T°
22,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Mean runoff
354mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
12m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de C-65sub-area731,9 km²overlap490.54 km²37%
- Bassin de Indian River Northsub-area2 264 km²overlap346.98 km²26%
- Bassin de Blue Cypress Creeksub-area785,5 km²overlap341.97 km²25%
- Bassin de County Line Canalsub-area1 461,5 km²overlap148.55 km²11%
- Bassin de Sottile Canalsub-area564,2 km²overlap15.20 km²1%
Lakes (16, top by area)
- Blue Cypress Lakearea25,5 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lake #9623area24,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #14482area8,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #14498area6,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lake #14514area2,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #14507area1,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068744area0,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1068719area0,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068769area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Padgett Branchord 3len here19.92 km89%total22 km
- Saint Johns Riverord 6len here19.53 km3%total642 km
- C-65ord 4len here13.25 km100%total13 km
- Blue Cypress Creekord 2len here12.02 km44%total27 km
- C-52Eord 3len here8.15 km76%total11 km
- Fort Drum Creekord 2len here6.24 km27%total23 km
- South Prong Saint Sebastian Riverord 2len here5.70 km100%total6 km
- Gifford Cutord 1len here4.85 km62%total8 km
- C-52ord 1len here2.37 km100%total2 km
- Cow Log Branchord 1len here0.55 km10%total5 km
- North Prong Saint Sebastian Riverord 2len here0.46 km9%total5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,5nW
Built-up
227,6%
Pesticides
26,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas39
IUCN V · 26IUCN IV · 9IUCN Not Assigned · 4🌊 Marine · 18
St. Sebastian River
IUCN VPreserve State Park · 1995
88 km²
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1995
87 km²
Indian River - Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce Aquatic Preserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1969
39 km²
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1903
22 km²
Pelican Island
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
22 km²
Complete list39 protected areas
- Indian River - Malabar to Vero Beach Aquatic PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1969111 km²
- St. Sebastian RiverPreserve State ParkIUCN V199588 km²
- St. Sebastian River Preserve State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV199587 km²
- Indian River - Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce Aquatic PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV196939 km²
- Pelican Island National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV190322 km²
- Pelican IslandNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV22 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Indian River, FLConservation EasementIUCN V9 km²
- Red Bay FoundationPreserveIUCN V9 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE)Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20164 km²
- Sebastian Inlet State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19664 km²
- North SebastianConservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Greene SwampPreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Lost Tree IslandsConservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Indian River, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20051 km²
- Archie Carr National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19911 km²
- Coastal OaksPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Pine IslandPrivate ConservationIUCN V1 km²
- Archie CarrNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 km²
- Sebastian HarborPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- CGWMitigation BankIUCN V1 km²
- Bee Gum PointPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Wabasso ScrubConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Captain Forster HammockPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Oyster Bar Salt MarshCounty Managed AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Harmony OaksConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological PreserveMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19870 km²
- Narrows MarshPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- IRLT Salt MarshPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- South Prong SloughConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Flinn TractConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Ansin TractCounty Managed AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Prange IslandsConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Cove IslandPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Hidden MarshPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- ForestParkIUCN V0 km²
- Green Salt MarshCounty Managed AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Sebastian ScrubConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Reed CutPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Quay Dock Kayak LaunchPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN