Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona de amortiguamiento
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1990
5 239 km²
Department · ARG
Santa Catalina
Argentina
BSkArid, steppe, cold(63 %)
Species observed
413
Observations
6 607
Area
2 819,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Catalina : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.069
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
413 distinct species · 6 607 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,4°C
Annual rain
741mm
Warmest m°
18,3°C
Coldest m°
-5,9°C
Elevation: 3 979 m on average (min 3 343 m, max 5 220 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,4°C
Annual rain
741mm
Warmest month
18,3°C
Coldest month
-5,9°C
Mean alt.
3 979m
Min
3 343m
Max
5 220m
Std. dev.
313m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(63 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
58,7%
Silt
22,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
23,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
23,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
22,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.0%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil52.0%
Other (grassland, water…)46.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 3 lakes · 36 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
486,6km
Lake surface here
18,58km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 938km²
Discharge in basins
14,5m³/s
Mean precip.
161mm/an
Mean T°
8,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,88
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
31mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 994m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Santa Catalinasub-area953,1 km²overlap742.90 km²26%
- Bassin de Río Tiomayosub-area1 554,8 km²overlap549.27 km²19%
- Bassin de Río Polca de Orossub-area428,1 km²overlap354.41 km²13%
- Bassin de Río San Juan del Orosub-area571,7 km²overlap315.38 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Sarcari (Río Santa Catalina)sub-area550,6 km²overlap298.45 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Cóndor Grandesub-area226,2 km²overlap225.58 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Sarcari (Río Santa Catalina)sub-area140,9 km²overlap128.83 km²5%
- Bassin de Río San Juan del Orosub-area256,2 km²overlap54.07 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Talinasub-area677,1 km²overlap37.89 km²1%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Sarcari (Río Santa Catalina)sub-area43,3 km²overlap30.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Orosmayosub-area1 650,9 km²overlap27.92 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Cincelsub-area1 789,9 km²overlap21.47 km²1%
- Bassin de Río San Antoniosub-area1 677,5 km²overlap13.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Khaminchasub-area1 266,3 km²overlap8.31 km²0%
- Basin #47840sub-area4,9 km²overlap4.22 km²0%
- Basin #47820sub-area220,3 km²overlap3.44 km²0%
- Basin #40870sub-area3,2 km²overlap3.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Morokhosub-area799,1 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (36, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Sarcari (Río Santa Catalina)ord 4len here69.00 km92%total75 km
- Río Santa Catalinaord 3len here36.82 km100%total37 km
- Río Cerimayoord 2len here36.11 km100%total36 km
- Río San Juan del Oroord 7len here30.08 km7%total415 km
- Quebrada Cusi Cusiord 4len here29.09 km96%total30 km
- Río Tolarord 3len here27.69 km94%total30 km
- Río Polca de Orosord 5len here25.43 km100%total25 km
- Río Chicoord 2len here16.92 km100%total17 km
- Quebrada Potreroord 1len here16.90 km100%total17 km
- Río San Franciscoord 3len here16.37 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada de Paiconeord 1len here16.23 km100%total16 km
- Río Grande de San Juanord 5len here15.38 km53%total29 km
24 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Granadasord 5len here14.25 km27%total52 km
- Río Cóndor Grandeord 1len here14.19 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Chuj Chujord 4len here13.62 km78%total17 km
- Río Delgadoord 2len here12.84 km83%total16 km
- Río de Mercoord 2len here12.55 km100%total13 km
- Quebrada Pupusayoord 1len here11.49 km100%total12 km
- Río Ciénaga Grandeord 2len here10.66 km48%total22 km
- Río de la Quebrada Secaord 5len here8.36 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Queñoalord 1len here7.74 km94%total8 km
- Quebrada Peña Coloradaord 1len here6.95 km100%total7 km
- El Angostoord 1len here6.17 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada Vallecitoord 1len here6.06 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada La Cruzord 2len here5.55 km100%total6 km
- Río de Orosord 1len here4.55 km100%total5 km
- Río San Juan Mayoord 3len here3.89 km14%total28 km
- Quebrada Ligunasord 2len here3.39 km19%total18 km
- Río Corral Blancoord 4len here2.58 km12%total22 km
- Río Tiomayoord 4len here1.81 km4%total51 km
- Río de la Quebrada San Isidroord 2len here1.49 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada del Mesonord 1len here1.11 km10%total11 km
- Río Piedra Blancaord 1len here0.58 km90%total1 km
- Río Orosmayoord 4len here0.55 km1%total65 km
- Quebrada Khochaord 1len here0.17 km4%total4 km
- Río Kheñawalord 2len here0.05 km0%total24 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,2%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Laguna de los Pozuelos
IUCN IIINature Monument · 1980
218 km²
Laguna de los Pozuelos
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1992
211 km²
Laguna de los Pozuelos - Zona núcleo
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1990
136 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN