Ontologia

Canton · ECU

Palora

Ecuador

AfTropical, rainforest(66 %)

Species observed

4 495

Observations

19 668

Area

1 448,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Palora : 25 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.054
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

4 495 distinct species · 19 668 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

19 668 obs · 32 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 919
1 008–8 918
214–1 007
42–213
< 42

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

4 392mm

Warmest m°

23,0°C

Coldest m°

13,8°C

Elevation: 1 494 m on average (min 687 m, max 3 881 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
4 392mm
Warmest month
23,0°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
1 494m
Min
687m
Max
3 881m
Std. dev.
744m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(66 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

124,7g/kg

Clay

36,4%

Sand

32,9%

Silt

30,6%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
132,0g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
30,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
115,4g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
30,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
126,8g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
30,5%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest84.0%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)14.0%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 17 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

379,3km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

13 812km²

Discharge in basins

215,8m³/s

Mean precip.

2 716mm/an

Mean T°

17,4°C

Moisture idx

0,38

Max snow

4%

Mean runoff

2 150mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 843m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)

5 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

4,2%

Pesticides

56,3kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas3

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1

Sangay

IUCN II

National Park · 2004

4 860 km²

Candelaria

IUCN VI

Private Protected Area · 2022

27 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations5