Reserva de la Biosfera Itaipu
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2017
10 462 km²
District · PRY
Salto del Guairá
Paraguay
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
596
Observations
7 737
Area
786,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Salto del Guairá : 28 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.054
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
596 distinct species · 7 737 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 656mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 267 m on average (min 219 m, max 385 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 656mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
267m
Min
219m
Max
385m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
17,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
17,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
52,6%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
16,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.4%
Crops38.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)36.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 1 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
176,1km
Lake surface here
99,30km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
815 444km²
Discharge in basins
22 292,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 619mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
0,03
Mean runoff
545mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
301m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Piratiysub-area1 545,5 km²overlap310.29 km²39%
- Bassin de Arroyo Brillantesub-area522 km²overlap160.74 km²20%
- Bassin de Arroyo Pozuelosub-area918,2 km²overlap123.96 km²16%
- Bassin de Río Itambeysub-area1 805,6 km²overlap49.31 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Paranásub-area252,4 km²overlap41.75 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Paranásub-area43,8 km²overlap30.47 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Carapasub-area2 675,8 km²overlap21.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Arroyo Gasorysub-area255,9 km²overlap18.27 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Paranásub-area201,2 km²overlap9.78 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Paranáord 9len here56.44 km2%total2453 km
- Río Piratiyord 4len here36.29 km23%total159 km
- Arroyo Brillanteord 8len here16.11 km53%total31 km
- río Piratiyord 4len here14.72 km50%total29 km
- Arroyo Pozueloord 3len here12.53 km10%total125 km
- Río Itambeyord 4len here11.21 km6%total190 km
- Arroyo Yukyryviyord 3len here10.18 km83%total12 km
- arroyo Yukyryviyord 2len here6.77 km83%total8 km
- Arroyo Boreord 1len here3.25 km100%total3 km
- Arroyo Mbutuyord 1len here2.70 km100%total3 km
- Rio Paranáord 8len here2.54 km0%total1034 km
- Rio Taturíord 8len here2.40 km10%total24 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
32,4%
Pesticides
78,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN IV · 4IUCN V · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Bacia Do Rio Iguatemi Do Município De Japorã-Ms
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 2003
417 km²
Limoy
IUCN IVNatural Reserve · 1984
225 km²
Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Bacia Do Rio Iguatemi Do Município De Mundo Novo
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 2003
169 km²
Pozuelo
IUCN IVNatural Reserve · 2014
55 km²
Carapa
IUCN IVNatural Reserve · 2008
44 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Reserva de la Biosfera ItaipuUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable201710 462 km²
- Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Bacia Do Rio Iguatemi Do Município De Japorã-MsEnvironmental Protection AreaIUCN V2003417 km²
- LimoyNatural ReserveIUCN IV1984225 km²
- Área De Proteção Ambiental Da Bacia Do Rio Iguatemi Do Município De Mundo NovoEnvironmental Protection AreaIUCN V2003169 km²
- PozueloNatural ReserveIUCN IV201455 km²
- CarapaNatural ReserveIUCN IV200844 km²
- Refugio Biológico MbaracayúNatural ReserveIUCN IV198415 km²
- Saltos del GuairáNational ParkIUCN II197310 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN