UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · nic
Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas
- Area
- 19 897 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 2001
Overview
- Designation
- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- Established
- 2001
- Managing authority
- Ministerio del Ambiente y Los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
5 152 distinct species · 114 544 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas : 26 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 32 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology45 basins · 1 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3 893,3km
Lake surface here
0,80km²
Basins crossed
45
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
24 601km²
Discharge in basins
2 788,3m³/s
Mean precip.
2 255mm/an
Mean T°
24,5°C
Moisture idx
0,29
Mean runoff
1 203mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
324m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Waspuksub-area2 360,3 km²overlap2351.60 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Iyássub-area1 713,5 km²overlap1707.13 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area2 645,8 km²overlap1353.23 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Yaoyasub-area1 802,8 km²overlap886.98 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Lisawésub-area810,8 km²overlap806.91 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Lakussub-area805,2 km²overlap802.22 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Ulísub-area743,4 km²overlap740.69 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Wanísub-area717,8 km²overlap715.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Amakasub-area700 km²overlap697.43 km²4%
36 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Bambanasub-area3 108,8 km²overlap677.28 km²3%
- Bassin de Río El Cuásub-area888,9 km²overlap662.12 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Awaswássub-area657,7 km²overlap640.05 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Wawasub-area1 821,2 km²overlap631.87 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Prinzapolkasub-area1 616,1 km²overlap620.90 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Labúsub-area571,7 km²overlap569.60 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area634,7 km²overlap551.99 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area527,4 km²overlap525.46 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Winasub-area431,5 km²overlap429.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Umbrasub-area380 km²overlap378.60 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Yaoscasub-area669,9 km²overlap376.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area362,2 km²overlap360.83 km²2%
- Bassin de Murwás Tingnisub-area361,2 km²overlap359.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area718,4 km²overlap324.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area1 040,3 km²overlap306.47 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tumasub-area646,5 km²overlap301.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area631,3 km²overlap281.78 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Prinzapolkasub-area273,7 km²overlap272.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Nauawássub-area200 km²overlap199.30 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Kukalayasub-area3 119,2 km²overlap184.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area503 km²overlap183.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Caño Turuwássub-area184,5 km²overlap183.85 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Ayapalsub-area171,3 km²overlap170.66 km²1%
- Bassin de Río El Parosub-area149,7 km²overlap149.10 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada Amoiwassub-area122,3 km²overlap121.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tumasub-area114,2 km²overlap74.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area116 km²overlap60.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tumasub-area2 440,6 km²overlap56.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area153,1 km²overlap47.42 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area91,4 km²overlap44.68 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Potecasub-area1 291,5 km²overlap42.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area44,9 km²overlap19.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Ipri Tingnisub-area144,7 km²overlap13.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tumasub-area131,3 km²overlap6.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Wilikesub-area10,7 km²overlap4.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area1 691,1 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Cocoord 6len here325.37 km29%total1139 km
- Río Waspukord 5len here176.39 km100%total177 km
- Río Bocayord 5len here140.74 km100%total141 km
- Río Lakusord 4len here106.11 km100%total106 km
- Río Amakaord 4len here101.09 km100%total101 km
- Río Iyásord 5len here97.80 km99%total98 km
- Río Ulíord 5len here86.62 km100%total87 km
- Río Lisawéord 4len here86.32 km100%total87 km
- Río Winaord 4len here73.39 km100%total74 km
- Río Waníord 4len here73.04 km100%total73 km
- Río Pis Pisord 4len here65.93 km100%total66 km
- Río Tumaord 6len here63.86 km34%total189 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Prinzapolkaord 6len here62.97 km19%total330 km
- Río Umbraord 4len here62.33 km100%total62 km
- Río Wamblánord 4len here61.72 km99%total62 km
- Río Labúord 4len here57.46 km100%total58 km
- Río Wawaord 6len here56.76 km20%total287 km
- Río Yaoyaord 4len here55.86 km47%total118 km
- Río Bambanaord 5len here50.01 km26%total196 km
- Río Siunaord 3len here47.88 km100%total48 km
- Murwás Tingniord 3len here44.91 km100%total45 km
- Río El Cuáord 4len here44.88 km89%total50 km
- Río Mascahuásord 5len here42.33 km67%total63 km
- Caño Mora Lackord 4len here41.90 km100%total42 km
- Río Wasmaord 4len here40.95 km100%total41 km
- Río Wabulord 4len here40.48 km100%total41 km
- Sang Sang Tingniord 4len here39.15 km100%total39 km
- Río Kaskaord 4len here38.09 km100%total38 km
- Mora Tingniord 3len here37.87 km100%total38 km
- Río Alóord 2len here35.77 km100%total36 km
- Río Yaoscaord 4len here35.76 km64%total56 km
- Río Nauawásord 3len here35.58 km100%total36 km
- Río Tapalord 2len here34.95 km100%total35 km
- Río Ayapalord 4len here34.25 km100%total34 km
- Río El Paroord 3len here33.61 km100%total34 km
- Río Waslalaord 2len here33.22 km99%total33 km
- Caño Paiwasord 3len here31.97 km100%total32 km
- Waspuput Tingniord 3len here31.59 km100%total32 km
- Suku Wásord 2len here31.30 km100%total31 km
- Río Kumord 3len here31.09 km100%total31 km
- Río Silbyord 3len here30.08 km100%total30 km
- Río Dudúord 3len here29.95 km100%total30 km
- Río Gusaneraord 3len here29.90 km65%total46 km
- Río Wayord 3len here29.27 km100%total29 km
- Caño Ulwàskínord 3len here29.16 km100%total29 km
- Daka Tingniord 2len here29.07 km100%total29 km
- Río Kulíord 3len here28.91 km100%total29 km
- Quebrada Par Parord 2len here27.75 km100%total28 km
- Río Copernaord 3len here27.53 km81%total34 km
- Bil Tingni Taraord 3len here27.48 km100%total28 km
- Río Par Parord 3len here26.41 km100%total26 km
- Quebrada Attiwasord 6len here25.82 km96%total27 km
- Río Awaswásord 2len here25.42 km100%total25 km
- Caño Turuwásord 3len here25.13 km100%total25 km
- Río Kisniniwásord 3len here25.07 km100%total25 km
- Río Dogaord 3len here24.94 km100%total25 km
- Río Píaord 5len here24.39 km32%total77 km
- Kun Kun Wásord 3len here24.22 km100%total24 km
- Caño Macaoord 2len here24.06 km100%total24 km
- Río Kubalíord 3len here22.88 km100%total23 km
- Río Piúord 3len here22.48 km100%total23 km
- Caño de La Cruzord 2len here22.47 km100%total23 km
- Río Umblaord 3len here22.05 km72%total31 km
- Caño Wiwinakord 3len here22.01 km100%total22 km
- Río Wáspukoord 2len here21.94 km100%total22 km
- Caño Dakaord 3len here21.90 km100%total22 km
- Río Kukalayaord 5len here21.84 km11%total195 km
- Río Lukúord 4len here21.72 km57%total38 km
- Waylasko Tingniord 2len here21.69 km100%total22 km
- Río El Boteord 2len here21.09 km100%total21 km
- Río Sucioord 3len here20.86 km100%total21 km
- Quebrada Zapoteord 3len here20.84 km100%total21 km
- Río Chachaguaord 2len here20.55 km75%total27 km
- Río Bocaycitoord 3len here20.54 km100%total21 km
- Río Walwaskaord 3len here20.37 km100%total20 km
- Río Kuikuinitaord 3len here20.19 km100%total20 km
- Caño Nasawéord 5len here19.98 km87%total23 km
- Río Amakaord 2len here19.67 km100%total20 km
- Caño Guachoord 2len here19.30 km100%total19 km
- Caño Wayawásord 2len here19.28 km100%total19 km
- Duiwásord 2len here19.08 km100%total19 km
- Siksikwa Tingniord 2len here19.04 km99%total19 km
- Río Zinicaord 4len here18.60 km100%total19 km
- Caño Irlánord 3len here18.58 km98%total19 km
- Río El Guineoord 2len here18.28 km100%total18 km
- Río Kuri Tingniord 2len here17.81 km100%total18 km
- Caño Asabaybayord 2len here17.60 km100%total18 km
- Quebrada El Desengañoord 1len here17.59 km100%total18 km
- Río de Azáord 3len here17.36 km100%total17 km
- Quebrada Amoiwasord 2len here17.05 km100%total17 km
- Kiwaska Tingniord 5len here16.95 km100%total17 km
- Río Putord 2len here16.68 km100%total17 km
- Río Kipoord 3len here16.52 km100%total17 km
- Caño El Zapoteord 2len here16.51 km100%total17 km
- Sukuwás Tingniord 3len here16.50 km64%total26 km
- Bakakan Tingniord 2len here16.50 km100%total17 km
- Caño Silamwásord 3len here15.97 km100%total16 km
- Río Damnaord 3len here15.91 km100%total16 km
- Caño Peñas Blancasord 2len here15.66 km100%total16 km
- Río El Naranjoord 2len here15.64 km100%total16 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 13.98565, -85.07196
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.