Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 2006
751 km²
County · USA
San Patricio
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 044
Observations
467 506
Area
1 829,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 San Patricio : 35 espèces reliées par 73 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
73
Connectance
0.081
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
3 044 distinct species · 467 506 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
870mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
10,5°C
Elevation: 19 m on average (min -3 m, max 61 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
870mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
10,5°C
Mean alt.
19m
Min
-3m
Max
61m
Std. dev.
13m
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
7,1
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
24,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
24,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
23,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.8%
Crops53.4%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)33.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 24 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
181,8km
Lake surface here
28,97km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
43 568km²
Discharge in basins
35,9m³/s
Mean precip.
812mm/an
Mean T°
21,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
117mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
32m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Chiltipin Creeksub-area2 296,4 km²overlap1061.36 km²58%
- Bassin de Nueces Riversub-area683,6 km²overlap393.13 km²21%
- Bassin de Gulf Intracoastal Waterwaysub-area724,9 km²overlap305.50 km²17%
- Bassin de Nueces Riversub-area133,8 km²overlap66.90 km²4%
- Bassin de Oso Creeksub-area1 394,8 km²overlap2.94 km²0%
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Lake Corpus Christiarea59,1 km²avg depth11.1 m
- Tailing Ponds Number 1area4,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Tailing Ponds Number 2area1,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #14467area1,5 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1068572area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068586area0,8 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068522area0,8 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1068565area0,7 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068357area0,5 km²avg depth2.2 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1068550area0,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068531area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1068601area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068584area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068568area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068575area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068528area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1068542area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068595area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1068527area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1068558area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1068556area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1068471area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1068529area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1068480area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Chiltipin Creekord 5len here73.10 km97%total75 km
- Nueces Riverord 6len here34.82 km4%total948 km
- Rincon Bayouord 6len here23.22 km100%total23 km
- Peters Swaleord 1len here20.44 km100%total20 km
- Aransas Riverord 4len here15.97 km27%total60 km
- Taft Drainage Ditchord 1len here9.41 km100%total9 km
- Papalote Creekord 3len here4.27 km25%total17 km
- Cayamon Creekord 1len here0.42 km3%total13 km
- Penitas Creekord 2len here0.11 km0%total23 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,8nW
Built-up
74,7%
Pesticides
10,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN V · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), San Patricio, TX
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2016
14 km²
Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2016
14 km²
San Patricio
IUCN VNature Preserve
3 km²
Nueces River Delta
IUCN VEasement · 2009
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN