Machalilla
IUCN IINational Park · 1994
585 km²
Commune · ECU
Machalilla
Ecuador
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)
Species observed
863
Observations
21 806
Area
140,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Machalilla : 19 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.091
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
863 distinct species · 21 806 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,3°C
Annual rain
632mm
Warmest m°
27,7°C
Coldest m°
19,6°C
Elevation: 201 m on average (min -21 m, max 577 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
632mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
19,6°C
Mean alt.
201m
Min
-21m
Max
577m
Std. dev.
136m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
23,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Puerto López
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
23,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
23,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest54.1%
Crops6.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)38.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
18,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
489km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
481mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
244mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
289m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
21,7%
Pesticides
112,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Marina Parque Nacional Machalilla
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990
82 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN