Ontologia

Commune · CRI

La Virgen

Costa Rica

AfTropical, rainforest(99 %)

Species observed

8 800

Observations

831 690

Area

513,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Virgen : 13 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
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

8 800 distinct species · 831 690 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

831 690 obs · 15 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 344 121
230 162–344 120
35 712–230 161
22 361–35 711
< 22 361

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,5°C

Annual rain

4 036mm

Warmest m°

28,3°C

Coldest m°

19,4°C

Elevation: 263 m on average (min 26 m, max 1 849 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,5°C
Annual rain
4 036mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
19,4°C
Mean alt.
263m
Min
26m
Max
1 849m
Std. dev.
309m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(99 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

37,0g/kg

Clay

32,0%

Sand

37,3%

Silt

30,6%

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

Dominant lithology: vaGLiMaggregated to Sarapiquí

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
49,3g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
31,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
30,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
29,9%

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

Land cover

Forest71.4%
Crops13.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)14.9%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

188,5km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

2 935km²

Discharge in basins

98,1m³/s

Mean precip.

3 835mm/an

Mean T°

23,6°C

Moisture idx

0,61

Mean runoff

2 312mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

533m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

15,2%

Pesticides

77,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN VI · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1

Agua y Paz

IUCN Not Applicable

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2007

9 148 km²

La Selva

IUCN IV

Protected Zone · 1984

25 km²

Lapa Verde

IUCN VI

National Wildlife Refuge · 2013

7 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN