Machalilla
IUCN IINational Park · 1994
585 km²
Commune · ECU
Puerto De Cayo
Ecuador
BShArid, steppe, hot(94 %)
Species observed
542
Observations
3 997
Area
183km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Puerto De Cayo : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
542 distinct species · 3 997 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,7°C
Annual rain
610mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
19,9°C
Elevation: 163 m on average (min -9 m, max 640 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,7°C
Annual rain
610mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
163m
Min
-9m
Max
640m
Std. dev.
137m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(94 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
25,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Jipijapa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
48,1%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
26,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
25,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest60.1%
Crops7.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)31.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
25,0km
Lake surface here
0,26km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 083km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
449mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,70
Mean runoff
233mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
271m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
28,3%
Pesticides
114,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Marina Parque Nacional Machalilla
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990
82 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN