Martin County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
405 km²
County · USA
Steele
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)
Species observed
1 514
Observations
145 469
Area
1 110,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Steele : 30 espèces reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.100
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
1 514 distinct species · 145 469 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,4°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest m°
26,9°C
Coldest m°
-13,3°C
Elevation: 369 m on average (min 328 m, max 400 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,4°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest month
26,9°C
Coldest month
-13,3°C
Mean alt.
369m
Min
328m
Max
400m
Std. dev.
16m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
22,0%
Silt
47,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
44,5g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
22,2%
Silt
47,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
22,0%
Silt
47,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
21,7%
Silt
47,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.2%
Crops69.9%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)17.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 7 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
177,9km
Lake surface here
3,85km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 794km²
Discharge in basins
9,6m³/s
Mean precip.
782mm/an
Mean T°
6,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Max snow
22%
Mean runoff
273mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
336m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cannon Riversub-area3 793,6 km²overlap955.83 km²86%
- Bassin de South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro Riversub-area592,7 km²overlap58.98 km²5%
- Bassin du Sueur Riversub-area205,4 km²overlap57.97 km²5%
- Bassin de Cedar Riversub-area634,3 km²overlap14.82 km²1%
- Bassin de Middle Fork Zumbro Riversub-area519 km²overlap12.44 km²1%
- Bassin du Sueur Riversub-area328,5 km²overlap10.02 km²1%
- Bassin de North Fork Zumbro Riversub-area628,3 km²overlap0.72 km²0%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Straight Riverord 3len here60.60 km47%total130 km
- Crane Creekord 3len here34.11 km11%total298 km
- Turtle Creekord 6len here21.74 km5%total467 km
- Maple Creekord 7len here19.14 km24%total79 km
- Medford Creekord 2len here17.49 km100%total17 km
- Rush Creekord 4len here11.47 km2%total669 km
- Le Sueur Riverord 6len here3.93 km3%total141 km
- South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro Riverord 2len here3.13 km5%total60 km
- Mud Creekord 6len here2.20 km0%total1406 km
- Izaak Walton Creekord 1len here2.11 km100%total2 km
- Mackenzie Creekord 1len here2.00 km19%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
3,5nW
Built-up
61,1%
Pesticides
21,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas22
IUCN V · 21IUCN VI · 1
Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve Partnership
IUCN VEasement · 1987
99 km²
Big Stone County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area · 1987
66 km²
Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands
IUCN VReserve Program
54 km²
Pope County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
41 km²
Permanent
IUCN VWetland Preserve
24 km²
Complete list22 protected areas
- Martin CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V405 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve PartnershipEasementIUCN V198799 km²
- Big Stone CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V198766 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota WetlandsReserve ProgramIUCN V54 km²
- Pope CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V41 km²
- PermanentWetland PreserveIUCN V24 km²
- PermanentWetland PreserveIUCN V22 km²
- Other - PerpetualConservation EasementIUCN V198915 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Steele, MNReserve ProgramIUCN V199714 km²
- Steele CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN VI19904 km²
- AuroraState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V3 km²
- SomersetState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- SwanState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Prairie RoseState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Pogones MarshState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Oak GlenState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Steele, MNReserve ProgramIUCN V0 km²
- Leo Rudolph Nature ResvLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Marsh WrenState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Chapa-kak-say-zaState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Little FawnState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Clinton Falls Dwarf Trout Lily State Scientific andNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN