Padre Island National Seashore
IUCN VMarine Protected Area · 1962
531 km²
County · USA
Kleberg
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 566
Observations
590 093
Area
2 292,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Kleberg : 30 espèces reliées par 59 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
59
Connectance
0.076
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
2 566 distinct species · 590 093 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
742mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
11,4°C
Elevation: 15 m on average (min -6 m, max 52 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
742mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
11,4°C
Mean alt.
15m
Min
-6m
Max
52m
Std. dev.
12m
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
7,2
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
55,0%
Silt
19,9%
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
7,2
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
20,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.2%
Crops28.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)51.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 24 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
223,1km
Lake surface here
18,41km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 711km²
Discharge in basins
2,0m³/s
Mean precip.
679mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
64mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
56m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Santa Gertrudis Creeksub-area2 484,9 km²overlap565.88 km²25%
- Bassin de Oso Creeksub-area1 394,8 km²overlap476.09 km²21%
- Bassin de Jaboncillos Creeksub-area850 km²overlap458.51 km²20%
- Bassin de Petronila Creeksub-area2 710,8 km²overlap273.12 km²12%
- Basin #48970sub-area301,3 km²overlap270.87 km²12%
- Bassin de Los Olmos Creeksub-area1 803,9 km²overlap247.72 km²11%
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Laguna Largaarea13,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068810area0,9 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068878area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068858area0,6 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1068838area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1068820area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068871area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068799area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068869area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1068789area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1068817area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068870area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068833area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1068802area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068863area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068828area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068809area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068876area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068845area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068824area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1068857area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068839area0,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068865area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068835area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Santa Gertrudis Creekord 4len here62.00 km60%total104 km
- Jaboncillos Creekord 3len here45.99 km100%total46 km
- San Fernando Creekord 4len here31.45 km39%total80 km
- Salado Creekord 1len here18.33 km97%total19 km
- Petronila Creekord 4len here14.00 km15%total93 km
- Los Olmos Creekord 4len here12.08 km12%total104 km
- Radicha Creekord 2len here10.77 km100%total11 km
- Paisano Creekord 2len here9.53 km47%total20 km
- Araña Creekord 1len here6.56 km99%total7 km
- Tranquitas Creekord 1len here6.54 km100%total7 km
- Carreta Creekord 3len here5.32 km100%total5 km
- Palobla Creekord 2len here0.48 km14%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
23,1%
Pesticides
21,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 3🌊 Marine · 3
Padre Island
IUCN VNational Seashore · 1962
528 km²
North Padre Island
IUCN VState Conservation Land
15 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN