Playa Hermosa-Punta Mala
IUCN VINational Wildlife Refuge · 1998
27 km²
Commune · CRI
Jacó
Costa Rica
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
1 621
Observations
211 970
Area
141,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Jacó : 20 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.079
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
1 621 distinct species · 211 970 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,3°C
Annual rain
3 475mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
23,5°C
Elevation: 167 m on average (min -130 m, max 617 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,3°C
Annual rain
3 475mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
23,5°C
Mean alt.
167m
Min
-130m
Max
617m
Std. dev.
167m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Garabito
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
45,5g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
33,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
32,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.9%
Crops16.9%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
46,1km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
825km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
3 054mm/an
Mean T°
25,5°C
Moisture idx
0,43
Mean runoff
1 736mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
259m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Gloriaord 1len here8.36 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Cañablancalord 2len here7.94 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Doña Maríaord 1len here7.72 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Bonitaord 1len here5.36 km100%total5 km
- Río Tusubresord 4len here4.30 km52%total8 km
- Río Quebrada Secaord 1len here2.77 km100%total3 km
- Río Secoord 1len here2.31 km31%total7 km
- Río Gloriaord 1len here2.27 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada Zapoteord 1len here1.80 km100%total2 km
- Río Agujasord 1len here1.19 km15%total8 km
- Río Naranjalord 2len here1.11 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada Doña Maríaord 2len here0.92 km99%total1 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
1hab/km²
Night light
1,9nW
Built-up
128,8%
Pesticides
127,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2🌊 Marine · 2
Ara Macao
IUCN VINational Wildlife Refuge · 2005
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN