Taita Imbabura
IUCN VIDecentralised Autonomous Protected Area · 2021
37 km²
Commune · ECU
La Esperanza
Ecuador
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(39 %)
Species observed
197
Observations
332
Area
34,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 La Esperanza : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
50
Connectance
0.071
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
197 distinct species · 332 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 248mm
Warmest m°
16,9°C
Coldest m°
6,4°C
Elevation: 2 996 m on average (min 2 409 m, max 4 193 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 248mm
Warmest month
16,9°C
Coldest month
6,4°C
Mean alt.
2 996m
Min
2 409m
Max
4 193m
Std. dev.
414m
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
6,0
Org. C
58,4g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
37,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ibarra
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
78,5g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
37,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
53,9g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
38,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
38,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops46.3%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)40.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
12,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 180km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
961mm/an
Mean T°
12,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
999mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 864m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
3,9nW
Built-up
112,1%
Pesticides
70,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN