Desoto
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1958
32 km²
County · USA
Pottawattamie
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 631
Observations
118 373
Area
2 473,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Pottawattamie : 22 espèces reliées par 80 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 15.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
80
Connectance
0.151
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
1 631 distinct species · 118 373 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,3°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
-8,8°C
Elevation: 359 m on average (min 293 m, max 408 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,3°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
-8,8°C
Mean alt.
359m
Min
293m
Max
408m
Std. dev.
27m
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
6,4
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
5,4%
Silt
62,8%
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
6,3
Org. C
26,4g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
5,4%
Silt
62,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
5,4%
Silt
63,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
5,3%
Silt
62,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.5%
Crops74.4%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)18.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 6 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
384,3km
Lake surface here
3,78km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 035 348km²
Discharge in basins
573,4m³/s
Mean precip.
810mm/an
Mean T°
9,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,23
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
201mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
362m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de West Nishnabotna Riversub-area4 213,6 km²overlap1291.18 km²52%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area2 613,2 km²overlap809.21 km²33%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area2 237 km²overlap235.72 km²10%
- Bassin de East Nishnabotna Riversub-area888,9 km²overlap51.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Indian Creeksub-area480,9 km²overlap35.48 km²1%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area1 268,9 km²overlap30.18 km²1%
- Bassin de Boyer Riversub-area25,2 km²overlap18.98 km²1%
- Bassin de Boyer Riversub-area327,5 km²overlap1.03 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Silver Creekord 5len here55.17 km6%total954 km
- Pigeon Creekord 8len here50.48 km13%total378 km
- Keg Creekord 2len here46.88 km42%total111 km
- Missouri Riverord 8len here44.97 km1%total6197 km
- West Nishnabotna Riverord 5len here44.36 km20%total219 km
- Graybill Creekord 1len here34.34 km100%total34 km
- Mosquito Creekord 6len here25.99 km7%total366 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here18.69 km1%total2180 km
- Honey Creekord 7len here17.17 km3%total537 km
- Little Mosquito Creekord 2len here15.71 km90%total18 km
- East Branche West Nishnabotna Riverord 4len here9.44 km11%total83 km
- Boyer Riverord 8len here5.50 km2%total355 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,0nW
Built-up
62,1%
Pesticides
7,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN V · 14IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Boyer Chute
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
16 km²
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ia
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement
9 km²
Gifford
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1976
6 km²
Farm Creek Public
IUCN VWildlife Area
1 km²
Folsom Point Preserve Fee
IUCN VPreserve · 1999
1 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- DesotoNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV195832 km²
- Boyer ChuteNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV16 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of IaConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned9 km²
- GiffordWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19766 km²
- Farm Creek PublicWildlife AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Folsom Point Preserve FeePreserveIUCN V19991 km²
- SmithWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Nobles LakeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Gibson BendState Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Pottawattamie, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19991 km²
- Pigeon CreekWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Boyer BendWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Loess Hills FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20050 km²
- Vincent BluffState PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Pheasants Forever Food PlotLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- GreenWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- CarterLakeIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN