Cordillera Volcánica Central
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1988
6 512 km²
Canton · CRI
Poás
Costa Rica
AmTropical, monsoon(57 %)
Species observed
796
Observations
13 882
Area
74,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Poás : 19 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.090
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
796 distinct species · 13 882 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
3 300mm
Warmest m°
24,0°C
Coldest m°
13,7°C
Elevation: 1 449 m on average (min 746 m, max 2 502 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
3 300mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
1 449m
Min
746m
Max
2 502m
Std. dev.
464m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(57 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
51,5g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
70,4g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
52,5g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
32,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.6%
Crops33.2%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)26.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
42,0km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 145km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
2 447mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
0,36
Mean runoff
1 922mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 038m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Prendasord 3len here15.05 km66%total23 km
- Río Poásord 4len here9.46 km21%total45 km
- Río Tacaresord 2len here5.94 km71%total8 km
- Río Mastateord 1len here3.94 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada Zamoraord 1len here3.09 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Tigreord 1len here3.00 km100%total3 km
- Río Poasitoord 2len here1.38 km87%total2 km
- Río Achioteord 1len here0.14 km3%total5 km
- Río Itiquísord 2len here≈ tangenttotal24 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
3,0nW
Built-up
324,0%
Pesticides
56,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN