Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Palo Alto, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 1995
15 km²
County · USA
Palo Alto
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
857
Observations
14 616
Area
1 481,9km²
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 Palo Alto : 24 espèces reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.133
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
857 distinct species · 14 616 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,3°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
-12,1°C
Elevation: 384 m on average (min 347 m, max 454 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,3°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
-12,1°C
Mean alt.
384m
Min
347m
Max
454m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
37,6%
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
7,0
Org. C
34,2g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
37,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
37,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
37,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.1%
Crops78.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)12.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 10 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
203,6km
Lake surface here
12,85km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
11 941km²
Discharge in basins
25,9m³/s
Mean precip.
767mm/an
Mean T°
7,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,22
Max snow
20%
Mean runoff
183mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
374m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Des Moines Riversub-area1 770 km²overlap1118.11 km²75%
- Bassin de Little Sioux Riversub-area2 211,4 km²overlap97.93 km²7%
- Bassin de Des Moines Riversub-area1 342,9 km²overlap73.53 km²5%
- Bassin de Jack Creeksub-area273,2 km²overlap70.77 km²5%
- Bassin de North Branch Lizard Creeksub-area2 314,4 km²overlap69.75 km²5%
- Bassin de Lotts Creeksub-area385,5 km²overlap21.82 km²1%
- Bassin de Black Cat Creeksub-area312,9 km²overlap19.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Cedar Creeksub-area871,9 km²overlap10.59 km²1%
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Lost Island Lakearea4,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Five Island Lakearea3,7 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Silver Lakearea2,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Mud Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1049214area0,8 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1049008area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1049074area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1049600area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1049235area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Des Moines Riverord 6len here63.65 km7%total913 km
- Cylinder Creekord 3len here35.13 km100%total35 km
- Silver Creekord 5len here34.22 km4%total954 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here20.58 km1%total3076 km
- Pilot Creekord 2len here15.90 km25%total64 km
- North Branch Lizard Creekord 2len here12.97 km15%total86 km
- Jack Creekord 4len here10.73 km5%total201 km
- Pickerel Runord 2len here9.97 km72%total14 km
- Lotts Creekord 4len here0.48 km1%total71 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
24,1%
Pesticides
7,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas43
IUCN V · 40IUCN Not Assigned · 3
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Palo Alto, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
10 km²
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE)
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2015
10 km²
Dewey's Pasture Complex
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
10 km²
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ia
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement
9 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Emmet, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 1997
8 km²
Complete list43 protected areas
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Palo Alto, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V199515 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Palo Alto, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V199610 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE)Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned201510 km²
- Dewey's Pasture ComplexState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V10 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of IaConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned9 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Emmet, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19978 km²
- West ForkWildlife Management AreaIUCN V7 km²
- Ingham-High Wetland ComplexWetlandIUCN V7 km²
- Barringer SloughWildlife Management AreaIUCN V6 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Clay, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19985 km²
- Blue Wing MarshWildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Emmet, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19952 km²
- WatsonHeritage AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Elk Lake Wetland ComplexWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Prairie GoldWildlife AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Whitetail FlatsWildlife AreaIUCN V1 km²
- West ForkWetlandsIUCN V1 km²
- Fallow MarshWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Virgin LakeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Emmet, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19961 km²
- Five Island LakeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Emmet, IAWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20021 km²
- Burns PrairieLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Telford's PrairieWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- HauschenWildlife AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Twelve Mile Lake (Emmet)Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Palo Alto, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V20040 km²
- Silver Lake (Palo Alto)Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Fallow MarshEnvironmental SystemIUCN V20150 km²
- Bluestem MeadowWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Rush LakeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- West BendWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Huston PrairieLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- RogersWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Palo Alto, IAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20150 km²
- Larson PrairieLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- H.O. Helgen SloughLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Perkins MarshWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- RiverviewWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Roads End PrairieWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- RossiterWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- PlantationWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Little-bit-of-prairieWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN