Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2005
22 757 km²
Municipality · MEX
Mexicali
México
BWhArid, desert, hot(96 %)
Species observed
3 459
Observations
163 037
Area
14 637,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 Mexicali : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 104 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
44
Interactions affichées
104
Connectance
0.110
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
3 459 distinct species · 163 037 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,3°C
Annual rain
111mm
Warmest m°
39,4°C
Coldest m°
8,6°C
Elevation: 229 m on average (min -180 m, max 2 701 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
111mm
Warmest month
39,4°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
229m
Min
-180m
Max
2 701m
Std. dev.
329m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(96 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
55,0%
Silt
25,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
24,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.7%
Crops9.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil52.9%
Other (grassland, water…)35.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology27 basins · 14 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
410,7km
Lake surface here
1 053,10km²
Basins crossed
27
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
620 438km²
Discharge in basins
395,9m³/s
Mean precip.
125mm/an
Mean T°
20,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,92
Mean runoff
21mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
295m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #19650sub-area2 560,7 km²overlap2412.52 km²16%
- Basin #08740sub-area2 236,2 km²overlap1988.42 km²14%
- Bassin de Canal Álamosub-area1 512,4 km²overlap1491.61 km²10%
- Basin #08730sub-area1 372,2 km²overlap1370.01 km²9%
- Bassin de Cañada La Providenciasub-area1 522,3 km²overlap1111.98 km²8%
- Bassin de New Riversub-area3 814,3 km²overlap1103.99 km²8%
- Basin #15100sub-area754,7 km²overlap669.43 km²5%
- Basin #19760sub-area729,5 km²overlap581.01 km²4%
- Basin #15980sub-area578,8 km²overlap537.17 km²4%
18 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #16610sub-area504,8 km²overlap504.43 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area705,7 km²overlap485.83 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area460,6 km²overlap460.30 km²3%
- Basin #16650sub-area671,3 km²overlap443.23 km²3%
- Basin #15320sub-area372,8 km²overlap230.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area216,4 km²overlap216.27 km²1%
- Basin #08720sub-area172,9 km²overlap159.31 km²1%
- Basin #73960sub-area159,2 km²overlap159.08 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area141,7 km²overlap129.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area223,9 km²overlap125.04 km²1%
- Basin #08680sub-area245 km²overlap112.48 km²1%
- Bassin de East Highline Canalsub-area2 874 km²overlap111.81 km²1%
- Bassin de Colorado Riversub-area751,4 km²overlap89.81 km²1%
- Basin #08880sub-area1 722,8 km²overlap84.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area45,8 km²overlap45.81 km²0%
- Basin #16070sub-area9,5 km²overlap9.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Santa Maríasub-area3 924,4 km²overlap0.56 km²0%
- Bassin de East Main Canalsub-area998,8 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Laguna Saladaarea991,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #9501area21,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Embalse Cerro Prietoarea17,9 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #9497area10,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #13732area5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lake #13741area2,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #13778area2,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #13593area1,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #13772area1 km²avg depth1.1 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Coloradoord 8len here123.64 km76%total162 km
- Río Nuevoord 3len here39.87 km84%total47 km
- Canal de Conexiónord 2len here39.63 km97%total41 km
- All-American Canalord 3len here33.37 km40%total83 km
- Canal Cerro Prietoord 2len here32.46 km100%total33 km
- Canal Álamoord 2len here29.96 km100%total30 km
- Canal Lateral Xochimilcoord 1len here23.78 km100%total24 km
- Canalord 2len here22.11 km59%total37 km
- Río Alamoord 1len here18.77 km100%total19 km
- Ejido El Peligro-Bataquezord 3len here13.79 km100%total14 km
- Canal Cerro Prietoord 3len here13.78 km100%total14 km
- Cañada La Providenciaord 1len here8.44 km67%total13 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
33,5%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Ia · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 6
Alto Golfo de California y El Pinacate
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1995
16 468 km²
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado
IUCN IaBiosphere Reserve · 1993
9 356 km²
Islas del Golfo de California
IUCN VIFlora and Fauna Protection Area · 2000
3 761 km²
Islas del Golfo de California
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1995
3 761 km²
Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
3 177 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200522 757 km²
- Alto Golfo de California y El PinacateUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable199516 468 km²
- Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río ColoradoBiosphere ReserveIUCN Ia19939 356 km²
- Islas del Golfo de CaliforniaFlora and Fauna Protection AreaIUCN VI20003 761 km²
- Islas del Golfo de CaliforniaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19953 761 km²
- Humedales del Delta del Río ColoradoWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19963 177 km²
- Sistema de Humedales Remanentes del Delta del Río ColoradoWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported20081 289 km²
- Cordillera MolinaVoluntary Conservation AreaIUCN VI2023180 km²
- Constitución de 1857National ParkIUCN II196250 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN