Lago de Chapala
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
1 134 km²
Municipality · MEX
Poncitlán
México
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)
Species observed
1 065
Observations
7 849
Area
834,8km²
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 Poncitlán : 20 espèces reliées par 58 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
58
Connectance
0.117
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
1 065 distinct species · 7 849 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,6°C
Annual rain
749mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 565 m on average (min 1 519 m, max 2 139 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,6°C
Annual rain
749mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 565m
Min
1 519m
Max
2 139m
Std. dev.
97m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)Temperate
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
18,9g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
23,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
23,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
21,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops11.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)76.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 2 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
56,2km
Lake surface here
550,86km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
46 613km²
Discharge in basins
322,8m³/s
Mean precip.
815mm/an
Mean T°
18,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
102mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 670m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Arroyo San Marcossub-area1 863,4 km²overlap380.15 km²46%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Santiagosub-area838,3 km²overlap188.90 km²23%
- Basin #34450sub-area170,9 km²overlap59.18 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Jiquilpansub-area1 105,8 km²overlap49.30 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Lermasub-area112,2 km²overlap48.20 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Lermasub-area42,3 km²overlap42.14 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Lermasub-area37,8 km²overlap29.08 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Santiagosub-area45,7 km²overlap28.07 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Lermasub-area229 km²overlap9.28 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
48,8%
Pesticides
21,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN