Ontologia

Commune · ECU

Mera

Ecuador

AfTropical, rainforest(64 %)

Species observed

2 995

Observations

34 817

Area

369,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Mera : 13 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.108
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

2 995 distinct species · 34 817 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

34 817 obs · 9 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11 333
11 333–11 332
8 847–11 332
1 374–8 846
< 1 374

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,9°C

Annual rain

4 950mm

Warmest m°

23,2°C

Coldest m°

13,8°C

Elevation: 1 460 m on average (min 747 m, max 2 999 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
4 950mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
1 460m
Min
747m
Max
2 999m
Std. dev.
498m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(64 %)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

113,1g/kg

Clay

35,4%

Sand

32,8%

Silt

31,8%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Mejía

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
126,6g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
32,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
109,4g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
103,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
31,3%

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

Land cover

Forest85.2%
Crops1.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)12.3%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 12 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

116,4km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

11 185km²

Discharge in basins

86,3m³/s

Mean precip.

3 440mm/an

Mean T°

19,7°C

Moisture idx

0,49

Max snow

2%

Mean runoff

2 612mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 314m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

5,4%

Pesticides

57,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Reserva Rio Anzu

IUCN Not Applicable

Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measure - OECM · 2024

3 km²

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