Ontologia

Commune · ECU

La Merced

Ecuador

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(90 %)

Species observed

175

Observations

505

Area

31,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Merced : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 64 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
64
Connectance
0.078
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

175 distinct species · 505 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

505 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 505
505–504
505–504
505–504
< 505

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,3°C

Annual rain

1 156mm

Warmest m°

17,8°C

Coldest m°

9,1°C

Elevation: 2 639 m on average (min 2 520 m, max 2 992 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,3°C
Annual rain
1 156mm
Warmest month
17,8°C
Coldest month
9,1°C
Mean alt.
2 639m
Min
2 520m
Max
2 992m
Std. dev.
105m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(90 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

39,9g/kg

Clay

30,9%

Sand

37,3%

Silt

31,9%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Quito

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
55,0g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
32,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
31,7%

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

Land cover

Forest11.7%
Crops30.3%
Built-up3.5%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)54.2%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

7,6km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 690km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 147mm/an

Mean T°

10,2°C

Moisture idx

0,01

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

937mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

3 271m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

6,0nW

Built-up

354,4%

Pesticides

65,9kg/km²

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