UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · nic
Reserva de Biosfera Río San Juan Nicaragua
- Area
- 18 312 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 1999
Overview
- Designation
- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- Established
- 1999
- Managing authority
- Ministerio del Ambiente y Los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
5 123 distinct species · 156 034 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 Río San Juan Nicaragua : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology51 basins · 10 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3 480,2km
Lake surface here
1 794,51km²
Basins crossed
51
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
41 214km²
Discharge in basins
4 888,9m³/s
Mean precip.
3 270mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
0,47
Mean runoff
1 550mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
104m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Kukrasub-area1 741 km²overlap1732.42 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Ramasub-area2 557,5 km²overlap1622.79 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Tepenaguasapasub-area1 527,3 km²overlap1521.28 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Indiosub-area1 268,4 km²overlap1263.35 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Maízsub-area913,4 km²overlap909.82 km²5%
- Bassin de Río El Tulesub-area897,2 km²overlap893.67 km²5%
- Bassin de Bluefields Riversub-area918,6 km²overlap626.62 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Agua Zarcasub-area601,7 km²overlap599.37 km²3%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area945,7 km²overlap574.14 km²3%
42 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Camastrosub-area687,7 km²overlap558.41 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Punta Gordasub-area521,9 km²overlap519.81 km²3%
- Bassin de Caño Agua Zarcasub-area569 km²overlap495.33 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Zapotesub-area1 336,3 km²overlap461.51 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Chiquitosub-area451,3 km²overlap449.53 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Sábalossub-area449 km²overlap447.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Río El Consuelosub-area396,4 km²overlap394.87 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Oyatesub-area1 036,7 km²overlap370.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Santa Cruzsub-area343,8 km²overlap342.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Punta Gordasub-area334,5 km²overlap333.15 km²2%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area544,1 km²overlap326.59 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Ramasub-area327,5 km²overlap326.22 km²2%
- Bassin de Bluefields Riversub-area639,3 km²overlap303.07 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Sardinasub-area1 019,6 km²overlap273.16 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada El Jabillosub-area310,5 km²overlap261.14 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Bartolasub-area250,1 km²overlap207.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Masayasub-area190,2 km²overlap189.45 km²1%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area304,9 km²overlap176.11 km²1%
- Bassin de Caño Chacalínsub-area169,7 km²overlap169.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Amayosub-area774,4 km²overlap165.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area1 057,7 km²overlap155.51 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Punta Gordasub-area146,6 km²overlap146.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada El Jícarosub-area107,5 km²overlap107.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada Guatalessub-area381,7 km²overlap106.11 km²1%
- Bassin de Caño El Naranjosub-area82,6 km²overlap82.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area56,7 km²overlap54.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Fríosub-area1 647 km²overlap40.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Sapoásub-area541,4 km²overlap36.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pizotesub-area296,7 km²overlap31.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Boca Anchasub-area24,9 km²overlap24.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Catarinasub-area1 079 km²overlap23.24 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Gil Gonzálezsub-area1 097,9 km²overlap21.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cascada San Ramónsub-area516,4 km²overlap20.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area18,3 km²overlap18.25 km²0%
- Basin #82110sub-area17,1 km²overlap17.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pocosolsub-area677,4 km²overlap10.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Las Haciendassub-area239,6 km²overlap6.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Wawasangsub-area2 391,7 km²overlap2.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area1,9 km²overlap1.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Fríosub-area0,5 km²overlap0.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Carlossub-area279,1 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Sarapiquísub-area16,6 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Nicaraguaarea7 833,3 km²avg depth13.3 m
- Laguna Silicoarea2,1 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Bahía San Juan del Nortearea1,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Laguna Ebo o Laguna Los Encuentrosarea1,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074388area0,8 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1074198area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1074193area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1074272area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1074185area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Río San Juanord 7len here200.23 km80%total250 km
- Río Punta Gordaord 5len here115.79 km100%total116 km
- Río Kukraord 4len here114.35 km100%total115 km
- Río Plataord 4len here101.66 km100%total102 km
- Río Tepenaguasapaord 4len here91.87 km100%total92 km
- Río Chiquitoord 5len here87.59 km100%total88 km
- Bluefields Riverord 6len here86.27 km57%total151 km
- Río Indioord 5len here82.54 km100%total83 km
- Río El Tuleord 4len here78.15 km98%total80 km
- Río Ramaord 5len here77.28 km43%total179 km
- Caño Negroord 4len here66.01 km100%total66 km
- Río Santa Cruzord 4len here60.72 km100%total61 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Pijibayeord 3len here55.16 km100%total55 km
- Río Maízord 5len here54.30 km100%total54 km
- Caño Negroord 3len here47.52 km90%total53 km
- Caño El Guineoord 5len here44.47 km100%total45 km
- Río Masayaord 3len here43.74 km100%total44 km
- Caño Monte o Caño Monte Cristoord 3len here42.82 km100%total43 km
- Río Camastroord 2len here42.81 km100%total43 km
- Río Sábalosord 4len here41.09 km62%total66 km
- Río Cairo (Cucaracha)ord 2len here39.70 km100%total40 km
- Caño Coloradoord 4len here38.51 km100%total39 km
- Río Ramaord 5len here36.46 km100%total36 km
- Caño La Pimientaord 3len here36.15 km100%total36 km
- Caño Willing Cayord 3len here34.95 km100%total35 km
- Caño Agua Zarcaord 2len here34.93 km100%total35 km
- Río Bartolaord 3len here34.75 km100%total35 km
- Río Palo de Arquitoord 2len here34.19 km100%total34 km
- Río Tuswani o Río Trusaniord 3len here33.89 km100%total34 km
- Río El Guinealord 4len here32.98 km100%total33 km
- Caño El Cedroord 3len here32.47 km100%total33 km
- Caño Negroord 4len here32.26 km100%total32 km
- Río Agua Zarcaord 4len here31.54 km100%total32 km
- Caño Piedra Finaord 3len here30.74 km100%total31 km
- Río Mahogany Creekord 4len here30.72 km100%total31 km
- Caño Chiripitaord 5len here30.69 km100%total31 km
- Caño El Kiwayord 4len here30.66 km100%total31 km
- Caño El Cocoord 2len here29.99 km100%total30 km
- Río Mahoganyord 3len here29.60 km100%total30 km
- Caño El Chiquitínord 2len here29.43 km100%total30 km
- Caño San Juanilloord 3len here29.43 km96%total31 km
- Caño Boca Tapadaord 4len here28.12 km100%total28 km
- Caño El Naranjoord 2len here28.09 km100%total28 km
- Río Boca Negraord 6len here27.60 km74%total38 km
- Caño Aguas Gatasord 4len here27.58 km100%total28 km
- Río El Jícaroord 3len here27.11 km100%total27 km
- Río Sapoáord 3len here27.08 km24%total115 km
- Caño La Sardinaord 2len here26.61 km100%total27 km
- Río Las Cañasord 3len here26.48 km100%total27 km
- Río Guacalito Viejoord 1len here26.46 km95%total28 km
- Caño de Oroord 2len here26.40 km100%total26 km
- Quebrada Guatalesord 1len here26.05 km29%total88 km
- Caño El Tornoord 3len here25.86 km100%total26 km
- Río Sardinaord 1len here25.72 km56%total46 km
- Río Romerónord 3len here25.54 km100%total26 km
- Río Oyateord 4len here25.19 km49%total51 km
- Caño Tobyord 3len here25.15 km100%total25 km
- Río El Almacénord 2len here25.13 km100%total25 km
- Río El Naranjoord 2len here24.63 km100%total25 km
- Río Melchoraord 6len here23.95 km100%total24 km
- Estero Doloresord 4len here23.92 km99%total24 km
- Río Curinwás de Plataord 3len here23.33 km100%total23 km
- Quebrada El Jabilloord 1len here23.27 km100%total23 km
- Caño El Chontaleñoord 3len here23.26 km100%total23 km
- Caño Silvaord 3len here22.42 km100%total22 km
- Caño Moraord 2len here22.30 km100%total22 km
- Caño La Lagunaord 4len here21.82 km100%total22 km
- Caño Caneord 2len here20.90 km100%total21 km
- Río Cañas Gordasord 1len here20.87 km25%total85 km
- Caño Blancoord 3len here20.80 km100%total21 km
- Caño El Zapoteord 3len here20.76 km100%total21 km
- Caño San Franciscoord 3len here20.33 km100%total20 km
- Río San Juanord 2len here20.22 km71%total28 km
- Río Machucaord 6len here20.09 km98%total21 km
- Caño La Chiripaord 3len here20.05 km100%total20 km
- Caño Agua Fríaord 3len here19.89 km100%total20 km
- Caño El Zorroord 3len here19.71 km100%total20 km
- Caño Chacalínord 2len here19.40 km100%total19 km
- Río Amayoord 2len here19.32 km22%total87 km
- Caño El Corocitoord 4len here19.18 km100%total19 km
- Caño Los Botesord 2len here18.33 km100%total18 km
- Caño Duckunoord 2len here18.28 km100%total18 km
- Caño Santa Maríaord 2len here17.89 km100%total18 km
- Río La Tigraord 3len here17.83 km48%total37 km
- Río Venturaord 3len here17.49 km100%total18 km
- Caño de Castillaord 4len here17.10 km100%total17 km
- Río El Cojoord 3len here16.99 km100%total17 km
- Caño Coloradoord 3len here16.96 km100%total17 km
- Quebrada La Zarcetaord 3len here16.88 km100%total17 km
- Río Cruz del Norteord 2len here16.69 km100%total17 km
- Caño El Serranoord 3len here16.46 km100%total16 km
- Río Guacalito Nuevoord 3len here16.25 km100%total16 km
- Caño El Garrobitoord 1len here15.91 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada La Juanaord 6len here15.83 km100%total16 km
- Caño Luisord 2len here15.79 km100%total16 km
- Caño El Castilloord 3len here15.70 km100%total16 km
- Río El Zapoteord 4len here15.50 km100%total16 km
- Caño El Cacaoord 2len here15.27 km100%total15 km
- Caño El Guapoteord 3len here15.12 km100%total15 km
- Caño El Deseadoord 3len here15.00 km100%total15 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
- 11.44345, -84.44019
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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.