La Serena y Sierras Periféricas
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2000
1 549 km²
Commune · ESP
n.a. (50)
Spain
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(59 %)
Species observed
2 125
Observations
108 442
Area
1 959km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 n.a. (50) : 25 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.119
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
2 125 distinct species · 108 442 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
503mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 308 m on average (min 221 m, max 579 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
503mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
308m
Min
221m
Max
579m
Std. dev.
59m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(59 %)Temperate
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
18,8g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
30,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Badajoz
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
47,9%
Silt
32,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
28,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.1%
Crops54.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil4.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 5 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
466,3km
Lake surface here
6,52km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
39 483km²
Discharge in basins
365,6m³/s
Mean precip.
501mm/an
Mean T°
16,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
98mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
371m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Zújarsub-area1 454,9 km²overlap395.72 km²20%
- Bassin de Río Ruecassub-area1 914 km²overlap307.31 km²16%
- Bassin de Río Guadianasub-area506,1 km²overlap265.31 km²14%
- Bassin de Río Ortigasub-area436 km²overlap210.61 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Guadámezsub-area852,2 km²overlap197.89 km²10%
- Bassin de Canal del Zújarsub-area140,3 km²overlap140.38 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Guadianasub-area728,4 km²overlap131.11 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Búrdalosub-area564 km²overlap125.45 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Guadianasub-area90,3 km²overlap90.37 km²5%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Guadianaord 6len here97.03 km15%total668 km
- Canal del Zújarord 5len here77.31 km79%total98 km
- Río Guadámezord 3len here51.46 km36%total141 km
- Río Ortigaord 2len here39.99 km55%total73 km
- Río Zújarord 6len here36.79 km12%total295 km
- Río Búrdaloord 3len here26.92 km43%total63 km
- Río Gargáligasord 3len here25.36 km50%total51 km
- Canal de Orellanaord 3len here24.94 km44%total57 km
- Río Ruecasord 4len here19.39 km34%total57 km
- Rio Zújarord 5len here11.63 km100%total12 km
- El Molarord 2len here11.12 km100%total11 km
- Río Alcollarínord 3len here9.40 km17%total55 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Arroyo Malatoroord 4len here8.21 km69%total12 km
- Canal secundario Nº2ord 3len here7.46 km84%total9 km
- Arroyo Budionord 1len here6.66 km100%total7 km
- Río Guadalefraord 3len here5.13 km42%total12 km
- Arroyo del Burro del Esparragalord 2len here3.93 km45%total9 km
- Arroyo Pantalonesord 1len here3.59 km100%total4 km
- A-VIIord 1len here≈ tangenttotal3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
46,4%
Pesticides
38,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN Not Reported · 15IUCN III · 3IUCN VI · 1
La Serena
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015
1 481 km²
Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de Pela
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1989
427 km²
Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de Pela
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015
427 km²
Sierras Centrales y Embalse de Alange
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2003
177 km²
Vegas del Ruecas, Cubilar y Moheda Alta
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
142 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- La Serena y Sierras PeriféricasSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20001 549 km²
- La SerenaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20151 481 km²
- Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de PelaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1989427 km²
- Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de PelaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2015427 km²
- Sierras Centrales y Embalse de AlangeSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2003177 km²
- Vegas del Ruecas, Cubilar y Moheda AltaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004142 km²
- Arrozales de Palazuelo y GuadalperalesSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2004133 km²
- Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra BermejaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1989130 km²
- Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra BermejaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2015130 km²
- CornalvoNatural ParkIUCN VI1998114 km²
- Embalse de OrellanaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported199375 km²
- Río Guadiana Alto - ZujarSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201531 km²
- Río GuadamezSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201522 km²
- Río OrtigaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201511 km²
- Colonias de Cernícalo Primilla de GuareñaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20040 km²
- Olivar de la SierraSingular treeIUCN III20140 km²
- Palmeras del Bulevar del PilarSingular treeIUCN III20050 km²
- Colonias de Cernícalo Primilla de AcederaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20040 km²
- Cinamomos del Bulevar del PilarSingular treeIUCN III20050 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations18
- AcederaSubdivision
- CampanarioSubdivision
- CristinaSubdivision
- Don BenitoSubdivision
- GuareñaSubdivision
- La CoronadaSubdivision
- La HabaSubdivision
- MagacelaSubdivision
- ManchitaSubdivision
- MedellínSubdivision
- MengabrilSubdivision
- Orellana de la SierraSubdivision
- Orellana la ViejaSubdivision
- RenaSubdivision
- Santa AmaliaSubdivision
- ValdetorresSubdivision
- Villanueva de la SerenaSubdivision
- Villar de RenaSubdivision