Old Growth Management Areas (Mapped Legal)
IUCN Not ApplicableOld Growth Management Areas (Mapped Legal) · 2019
14 403 km²
Commune · CAN
Squamish
Canada
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 206
Observations
36 756
Area
100km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Squamish : 26 espèces reliées par 93 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
93
Connectance
0.119
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
1 206 distinct species · 36 756 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,2°C
Annual rain
2 646mm
Warmest m°
24,6°C
Coldest m°
-0,3°C
Elevation: 152 m on average (min -181 m, max 829 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,2°C
Annual rain
2 646mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
-0,3°C
Mean alt.
152m
Min
-181m
Max
829m
Std. dev.
134m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
63,5g/kg
Clay
13,3%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
41,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Squamish-Lillooet
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
85,1g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
41,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
60,6g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
41,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
40,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest71.8%
Crops0.5%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)23.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
58,2km
Lake surface here
0,25km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 865km²
Discharge in basins
181,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 255mm/an
Mean T°
5,5°C
Moisture idx
0,46
Max snow
57%
Mean runoff
1 657mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
877m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cheakamus Riversub-area1 041,2 km²overlap28.42 km²28%
- Bassin de Fries Creeksub-area50,4 km²overlap20.68 km²21%
- Bassin de Seymour Riversub-area1 543,7 km²overlap19.77 km²20%
- Bassin de Mamquam Riversub-area385,2 km²overlap17.44 km²17%
- Bassin de Squamish Riversub-area22,4 km²overlap9.22 km²9%
- Bassin de Chapman Creeksub-area1 650,2 km²overlap4.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Squamish Riversub-area157,6 km²overlap0.36 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Squamish Riverord 5len here9.93 km7%total144 km
- Cheakamus Riverord 5len here8.38 km9%total96 km
- Mamquam Riverord 4len here7.43 km13%total58 km
- Cheekye Riverord 4len here6.68 km30%total22 km
- Mashiter Creekord 2len here5.48 km37%total15 km
- Ray Creekord 2len here5.11 km40%total13 km
- Judd Sloughord 5len here3.51 km93%total4 km
- Swift Creekord 4len here2.96 km100%total3 km
- Brohm Riverord 1len here2.14 km22%total10 km
- Ring Creekord 1len here1.69 km13%total13 km
- Monmouth Creekord 2len here1.44 km36%total4 km
- Olesen Creekord 2len here1.02 km101%total1 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,1nW
Built-up
139,3%
Pesticides
13,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN IV · 5IUCN III · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ib · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 6
Wildlife Habitat Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWildlife Habitat Areas · 2019
11 793 km²
TANTALUS PARK
IUCN IbA - Park · 1998
114 km²
BRACKENDALE EAGLES PARK
IUCN IVA - Park · 1999
8 km²
SKWELWIL'EM SQUAMISH ESTUARY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
IUCN IVWildlife Management Area · 2007
6 km²
STAWAMUS CHIEF PARK
IUCN IIIA - Park · 1997
5 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Old Growth Management Areas (Mapped Legal)Old Growth Management Areas (Mapped Legal)IUCN Not Applicable201914 403 km²
- Wildlife Habitat AreasWildlife Habitat AreasIUCN Not Applicable201911 793 km²
- TANTALUS PARKA - ParkIUCN Ib1998114 km²
- BRACKENDALE EAGLES PARKA - ParkIUCN IV19998 km²
- SKWELWIL'EM SQUAMISH ESTUARY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAWildlife Management AreaIUCN IV20076 km²
- STAWAMUS CHIEF PARKA - ParkIUCN III19975 km²
- ALICE LAKE PARKA - ParkIUCN II19564 km²
- SHANNON FALLS PARKA - ParkIUCN III19841 km²
- BAYNES ISLAND ECOLOGICAL RESERVEEcological ReserveIUCN Ia19750 km²
- SKWELWIL'EM SQUAMISH ESTUARY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAWildlife Management AreaIUCN IV20070 km²
- MURRIN PARKA - ParkIUCN Not Reported19620 km²
- Squamish EstuaryPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- STAWAMUS CHIEF PROTECTED AREAProtected AreaIUCN III20120 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN