Cuenca del Lago Atitlán
IUCN IIIMultiple Use Area · 1955
1 100 km²
Municipality · GTM
Nahualá
Guatemala
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(77 %)
Species observed
507
Observations
4 773
Area
192,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Nahualá : 18 espèces reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
45
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
507 distinct species · 4 773 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,6°C
Annual rain
3 220mm
Warmest m°
19,5°C
Coldest m°
9,6°C
Elevation: 2 290 m on average (min 658 m, max 3 125 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,6°C
Annual rain
3 220mm
Warmest month
19,5°C
Coldest month
9,6°C
Mean alt.
2 290m
Min
658m
Max
3 125m
Std. dev.
694m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(77 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
33,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
65,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
33,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
45,9g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
32,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest59.4%
Crops12.4%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)25.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
49,3km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 549km²
Discharge in basins
11,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 520mm/an
Mean T°
22,2°C
Moisture idx
0,28
Mean runoff
1 519mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
983m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
211,9%
Pesticides
63,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Ib · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1
Volcán Santo Tomás
IUCN IbPermanent closure zone · 1956
44 km²
Volcán Zunil
IUCN IbPermanent closure zone · 1956
42 km²
Las Nubes
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2004
17 km²
Zunil
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 1996
16 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN