Cantagallo - Machalilla
IUCN VMarine Reserve · 2015
1 424 km²
Canton · ECU
Puerto López
Ecuador
BShArid, steppe, hot(84 %)
Species observed
1 953
Observations
64 135
Area
430,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 López : 16 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.116
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
1 953 distinct species · 64 135 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
652mm
Warmest m°
27,3°C
Coldest m°
19,5°C
Elevation: 223 m on average (min -39 m, max 690 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
652mm
Warmest month
27,3°C
Coldest month
19,5°C
Mean alt.
223m
Min
-39m
Max
690m
Std. dev.
146m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(84 %)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
33,6g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
25,6%
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
52,8g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
25,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
25,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,9g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
25,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest68.5%
Crops3.9%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)27.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
50,5km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
548km²
Discharge in basins
2,9m³/s
Mean precip.
477mm/an
Mean T°
23,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
278mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
305m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Ayampeord 3len here16.59 km24%total69 km
- Río Salangoord 2len here15.47 km86%total18 km
- Río El Plátanoord 1len here6.53 km100%total7 km
- Río Salaiteord 1len here5.54 km59%total9 km
- Rio Pitalord 1len here3.12 km100%total3 km
- Río Los Punterosord 1len here2.56 km100%total3 km
- Río Las Tunasord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
29,3%
Pesticides
110,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Machalilla
IUCN IINational Park · 1994
585 km²
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