Commune · ECU
Machala
Ecuador
Species observed
785
Observations
8 523
Area
246km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 47 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Machala : 37 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
785 distinct species · 8 523 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,7°C
Annual rain
897mm
Warmest m°
27,2°C
Coldest m°
19,5°C
Elevation: 9 m on average (min -47 m, max 23 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
27,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Machala
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 25 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
22,66km²
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
4 703km²
Discharge in basins
27,5m³/s
Mean precip.
501mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
284mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
10m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (25, top by area)
- Lake #18123area7,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake #18052area2,3 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #18032area2,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #18109area1,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #18101area1,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #18106area1,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #18102area1,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #18042area1,4 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #18095area1,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
16 more lakes
- Lake #18040area1,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1083393area0,9 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1083400area0,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1083406area0,8 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1083338area0,7 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1083422area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1083412area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1083712area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1083561area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1083769area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1083456area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1083643area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1083401area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1083457area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1083562area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1083525area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
10hab/km²
Night light
16,4nW
Built-up
431,8%
Pesticides
92,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)