Estação Ecológica Raso Da Catarina
IUCN IaEcological Station · 1984
1 047 km²
Municipality · BRA
Paulo Afonso
Brazil
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
1 091
Observations
8 995
Area
1 544,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Paulo Afonso : 26 espèces reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.057
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
1 091 distinct species · 8 995 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,6°C
Annual rain
578mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 349 m on average (min 163 m, max 616 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,6°C
Annual rain
578mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
349m
Min
163m
Max
616m
Std. dev.
106m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
20,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
20,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
20,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
19,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.8%
Crops14.3%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)71.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 4 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
311,1km
Lake surface here
30,84km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
608 567km²
Discharge in basins
1 999,5m³/s
Mean precip.
565mm/an
Mean T°
24,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
105mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
370m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Riacho do Tarásub-area1 500,9 km²overlap473.32 km²31%
- Bassin de Riacho da Besta Grandesub-area459,8 km²overlap457.64 km²30%
- Bassin de Rio São Franciscosub-area964,4 km²overlap451.80 km²29%
- Bassin de Rio São Franciscosub-area266,6 km²overlap86.08 km²6%
- Bassin de Riacho do Cachimbosub-area1 975 km²overlap75.55 km²5%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- Riacho da Besta Grandeord 3len here37.26 km100%total37 km
- Baixa da Juremeiraord 3len here31.68 km83%total38 km
- Riacho da Baboseiraord 2len here30.52 km99%total31 km
- Riacho do Taráord 4len here26.74 km34%total79 km
- Riacho da Gangorraord 3len here26.71 km100%total27 km
- Riacho da Cascavelord 2len here21.00 km100%total21 km
- Riacho Mão Direitaord 4len here19.24 km89%total22 km
- Riacho do Tigreord 2len here18.37 km64%total29 km
- Riacho Siqueiraord 1len here17.78 km100%total18 km
- Rio São Franciscoord 7len here17.42 km0%total4906 km
- Riacho do Manduord 1len here11.78 km100%total12 km
- Baixa da Quixabeiraord 3len here11.00 km26%total42 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Riacho da Malhada Grandeord 1len here7.21 km100%total7 km
- Baixa do Trincheteord 1len here7.17 km100%total7 km
- Canal do Emissárioord 3len here6.84 km100%total7 km
- Baixa do Mandacaruord 2len here5.65 km39%total14 km
- Riacho da Seriemaord 1len here4.47 km100%total4 km
- Baixa do José Pedroord 2len here3.50 km31%total11 km
- Riacho da Morenaord 1len here2.59 km48%total5 km
- Riacho do Cachimboord 3len here2.52 km5%total54 km
- Riacho do Brejoord 4len here1.12 km1%total197 km
- Canal do Sertãoord 3len here0.38 km0%total105 km
- Riacho do Xingóord 1len here0.13 km1%total12 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
43,4%
Pesticides
37,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Ia · 1IUCN III · 1
Pankararé
IUCN Not ReportedIndigenous Area · 1996
294 km²
Monumento Natural Do Rio São Francisco
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 2009
267 km²
Brejo do Burgo
IUCN Not ReportedIndigenous Area · 2002
179 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN