White Sands
IUCN IINational Park
600 km²
County · USA
Otero
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(51 %)
Species observed
6 521
Observations
352 253
Area
17 148,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 64 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 Otero : 21 espèces reliées par 300 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 67 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
88
Interactions affichées
300
Connectance
0.078
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
6 521 distinct species · 352 253 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,5°C
Annual rain
403mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
-0,9°C
Elevation: 1 610 m on average (min 1 103 m, max 3 381 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
403mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
-0,9°C
Mean alt.
1 610m
Min
1 103m
Max
3 381m
Std. dev.
431m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(51 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
34,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
18,7g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
35,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
35,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
34,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.5%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil27.0%
Other (grassland, water…)60.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology36 basins · 6 lakes · 33 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
731,2km
Lake surface here
2,33km²
Basins crossed
36
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
47 009km²
Discharge in basins
8,4m³/s
Mean precip.
320mm/an
Mean T°
14,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,77
Max snow
10%
Mean runoff
8mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 582m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Shiloh Drawsub-area2 687,2 km²overlap2685.47 km²16%
- Bassin de Three Riverssub-area2 261,6 km²overlap2136.96 km²12%
- Bassin de Dillard Drawsub-area1 149,7 km²overlap1149.00 km²7%
- Basin #75770sub-area1 076,9 km²overlap1076.25 km²6%
- Bassin de Sotol Creeksub-area2 009,4 km²overlap1026.62 km²6%
- Bassin de San Andres Canyonsub-area875,1 km²overlap874.61 km²5%
- Bassin de la Luz Creeksub-area778,5 km²overlap750.78 km²4%
- Bassin de Piñon Creeksub-area1 000,3 km²overlap703.80 km²4%
- Bassin de North Drawsub-area925,2 km²overlap614.68 km²4%
27 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Cornucopia Drawsub-area567 km²overlap535.96 km²3%
- Bassin de Janey Creeksub-area2 567,9 km²overlap523.82 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Penascosub-area493,6 km²overlap492.13 km²3%
- Bassin de Fourmile Drawsub-area3 654,8 km²overlap456.96 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Penascosub-area441,1 km²overlap431.22 km²3%
- Bassin de American Canal Extensionsub-area1 369,9 km²overlap404.94 km²2%
- Basin #19930sub-area474 km²overlap394.39 km²2%
- Basin #01960sub-area1 180,2 km²overlap346.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Piñon Washsub-area332,9 km²overlap332.71 km²2%
- Basin #78210sub-area331,2 km²overlap331.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Agua Chiquitasub-area342,2 km²overlap313.31 km²2%
- Basin #05740sub-area620,8 km²overlap287.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Ruidososub-area753,1 km²overlap255.12 km²1%
- Basin #24750sub-area1 108,8 km²overlap224.31 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Hondosub-area367,7 km²overlap212.04 km²1%
- Basin #24030sub-area253,1 km²overlap130.28 km²1%
- Basin #73850sub-area354,8 km²overlap94.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Penascosub-area85,7 km²overlap75.38 km²0%
- Basin #07440sub-area944,1 km²overlap69.58 km²0%
- Basin #95510sub-area2 520,4 km²overlap63.08 km²0%
- Basin #24130sub-area195,8 km²overlap62.97 km²0%
- Basin #20070sub-area43,9 km²overlap43.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Hondosub-area333 km²overlap13.49 km²0%
- Basin #01950sub-area67,5 km²overlap13.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Dark Canyon Drawsub-area1 160 km²overlap12.34 km²0%
- Basin #95440sub-area468,8 km²overlap8.24 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Penascosub-area351,1 km²overlap0.16 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (33, ord ≥ 4)
- Piñon Washord 4len here78.75 km100%total79 km
- Shiloh Draword 4len here63.84 km100%total64 km
- Cornucopia Draword 3len here58.45 km100%total58 km
- Agua Chiquitaord 2len here56.31 km100%total56 km
- Three Riversord 3len here54.69 km89%total62 km
- Rio Penascoord 4len here42.99 km50%total87 km
- Piñon Creekord 3len here35.91 km46%total78 km
- La Luz Creekord 3len here33.54 km100%total34 km
- Tularosa Creekord 3len here27.06 km100%total27 km
- Malone Draword 3len here23.51 km100%total24 km
- North Draword 3len here23.05 km92%total25 km
- San Andres Canyonord 1len here22.06 km100%total22 km
21 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Rio Peñascoord 1len here16.91 km100%total17 km
- Dillard Draword 2len here16.40 km100%total16 km
- Purgatory Canyonord 2len here16.39 km100%total16 km
- Sacramentoord 3len here16.05 km100%total16 km
- Stevens Creekord 3len here15.95 km82%total19 km
- Fresnal Canyonord 2len here13.64 km100%total14 km
- Shiloh Draword 1len here13.02 km100%total13 km
- Otto Draword 1len here12.34 km100%total12 km
- Moccasin Draword 1len here11.63 km100%total12 km
- South Channelord 2len here10.52 km100%total11 km
- Pruess Draword 1len here10.32 km100%total10 km
- Fourmile Draword 2len here9.98 km100%total10 km
- Hackberry Draword 3len here9.20 km100%total9 km
- Rio Ruidosoord 3len here6.64 km9%total71 km
- McKinley Channelord 1len here5.91 km100%total6 km
- North Fork Rio Ruidosoord 1len here5.45 km100%total5 km
- Lost Riverord 3len here5.36 km100%total5 km
- South Prong Stevens Creekord 1len here5.25 km100%total5 km
- Salado Canyonord 2len here5.10 km100%total5 km
- Carrizo Creekord 2len here2.86 km48%total6 km
- South Fork Rio Ruidosoord 1len here2.13 km100%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
7,4%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Ib · 3IUCN II · 1
White Mountain
IUCN IbWilderness · 1964
191 km²
Brokeoff Mountains
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1991
127 km²
Culp Canyon
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1991
46 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN