Quimsacocha
IUCN VNational Recreation Area · 2012
32 km²
Commune · ECU
Tarqui
Ecuador
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)
Species observed
525
Observations
1 766
Area
150,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Tarqui : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.055
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
525 distinct species · 1 766 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 066mm
Warmest m°
16,1°C
Coldest m°
6,6°C
Elevation: 2 939 m on average (min 2 646 m, max 3 781 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,5°C
Annual rain
1 066mm
Warmest month
16,1°C
Coldest month
6,6°C
Mean alt.
2 939m
Min
2 646m
Max
3 781m
Std. dev.
271m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
61,3g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
34,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Cuenca
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
92,1g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
35,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
56,0g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
34,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.1%
Crops22.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)50.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,4km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 504km²
Discharge in basins
2,9m³/s
Mean precip.
825mm/an
Mean T°
11,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,23
Mean runoff
583mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 045m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,1nW
Built-up
71,2%
Pesticides
63,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN