Machalilla
IUCN IINational Park · 1994
585 km²
Commune · ECU
Puerto Lopez
Ecuador
BShArid, steppe, hot(70 %)
Species observed
901
Observations
16 455
Area
201,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Lopez : 11 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.150
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
901 distinct species · 16 455 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
702mm
Warmest m°
27,0°C
Coldest m°
19,4°C
Elevation: 284 m on average (min -17 m, max 690 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
702mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
19,4°C
Mean alt.
284m
Min
-17m
Max
690m
Std. dev.
147m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(70 %)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
34,9g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
26,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Puerto López
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
57,2g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
26,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
29,8g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
26,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
26,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest74.5%
Crops2.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)22.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,8km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
548km²
Discharge in basins
1,8m³/s
Mean precip.
519mm/an
Mean T°
23,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
297mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
351m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
31,8%
Pesticides
110,4kg/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