Cuenca del Lago Atitlán
IUCN IIIMultiple Use Area · 1955
1 100 km²
Municipality · GTM
Santa Bárbara
Guatemala
AmTropical, monsoon(97 %)
Species observed
505
Observations
3 837
Area
169,2km²
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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Santa Bárbara : 22 espèces reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.071
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
505 distinct species · 3 837 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
4 014mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 644 m on average (min 220 m, max 1 954 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
4 014mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
644m
Min
220m
Max
1 954m
Std. dev.
335m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(97 %)Tropical
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
46,5g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
30,1%
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
5,5
Org. C
63,4g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
30,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
30,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
40,6%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest63.7%
Crops16.7%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)19.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
31,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 549km²
Discharge in basins
10,5m³/s
Mean precip.
2 635mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
0,31
Mean runoff
1 537mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
896m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
46,5%
Pesticides
90,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN V · 4IUCN III · 1
Estación Científica Refugio del Quetzal - Volcán Atitlán
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2013
10 km²
Monte de Oro y anexos
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2014
10 km²
Los Andes
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2001
5 km²
El Vesubio
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2001
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN