Cordillera Volcánica Central
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1988
6 512 km²
Canton · CRI
León Cortés Castro
Costa Rica
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(80 %)
Species observed
1 258
Observations
6 755
Area
122,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 León Cortés Castro : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 51 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
51
Connectance
0.086
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
1 258 distinct species · 6 755 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
4 328mm
Warmest m°
22,2°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 679 m on average (min 840 m, max 2 071 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
4 328mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 679m
Min
840m
Max
2 071m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(80 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
50,9g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
33,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: piGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
68,3g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
52,8g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
34,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
27,8%
Silt
31,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.2%
Crops37.3%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)21.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
43,1km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 390km²
Discharge in basins
6,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 604mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
0,41
Mean runoff
1 939mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 103m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Pirrísord 4len here10.18 km24%total43 km
- Río Tarrazúord 4len here5.97 km34%total18 km
- quebarda La Cocepciónord 2len here5.51 km100%total6 km
- Río San Pabloord 2len here5.13 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada San Isidroord 1len here4.29 km95%total5 km
- Quebrada Higuerónord 2len here4.07 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada San Rafaelord 2len here2.78 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Morasord 1len here2.36 km99%total2 km
- Quebrada Deliciasord 2len here1.65 km24%total7 km
- Quebrada Zapoteord 1len here1.17 km81%total1 km
- Quebrada La Esperanzaord 1len here≈ tangenttotal2 km
- Quebrada Zapotalord 1len here≈ tangenttotal1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
87,9%
Pesticides
107,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN