Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
10 826 km²
Department · ARG
Tinogasta
Argentina
BWkArid, desert, cold(75 %)
Species observed
787
Observations
7 685
Area
22 185,5km²
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 Tinogasta : 30 espèces reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.064
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
787 distinct species · 7 685 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,6°C
Annual rain
273mm
Warmest m°
17,2°C
Coldest m°
-7,4°C
Elevation: 3 343 m on average (min 853 m, max 6 584 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,6°C
Annual rain
273mm
Warmest month
17,2°C
Coldest month
-7,4°C
Mean alt.
3 343m
Min
853m
Max
6 584m
Std. dev.
1 289m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(75 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
60,1%
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
7,9
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
23,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
22,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil62.6%
Other (grassland, water…)36.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology45 basins · 23 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 294,8km
Lake surface here
51,97km²
Basins crossed
45
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
19 298km²
Discharge in basins
21,5m³/s
Mean precip.
116mm/an
Mean T°
8,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,89
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
13mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 367m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Chuquisacasub-area3 369,1 km²overlap3191.37 km²14%
- Basin #41050sub-area2 797,9 km²overlap2605.19 km²12%
- Bassin de Guanchinsub-area2 549,9 km²overlap2541.35 km²11%
- Bassin de Río de la Tamberíasub-area1 570,4 km²overlap1541.87 km²7%
- Bassin de Río de las Peladassub-area1 420 km²overlap1415.22 km²6%
- Bassin de Cazaderosub-area1 218,9 km²overlap1205.64 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Abaucánsub-area897,7 km²overlap896.11 km²4%
- Basin #14750sub-area890,8 km²overlap887.27 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area990,3 km²overlap864.20 km²4%
36 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río de los Lorossub-area1 851,1 km²overlap848.68 km²4%
- Basin #43080sub-area714,3 km²overlap660.38 km²3%
- Bassin de Río del Puestosub-area619,7 km²overlap617.36 km²3%
- Basin #25930sub-area997,2 km²overlap590.14 km²3%
- Bassin de Abaucánsub-area557,8 km²overlap556.90 km²3%
- Basin #43540sub-area1 827,7 km²overlap517.81 km²2%
- Basin #43860sub-area522,9 km²overlap474.49 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Saladosub-area732,5 km²overlap473.53 km²2%
- Bassin de Fiambalasub-area342,9 km²overlap342.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Saladosub-area1 877,5 km²overlap328.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Fiambalasub-area278,2 km²overlap277.78 km²1%
- Basin #14890sub-area268,7 km²overlap262.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Fiambalasub-area257,4 km²overlap256.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Fiambalasub-area232,7 km²overlap232.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Fiambalasub-area168,6 km²overlap168.33 km²1%
- Basin #24540sub-area204,2 km²overlap87.68 km²0%
- Basin #43950sub-area1 712,4 km²overlap51.42 km²0%
- Basin #15930sub-area51,3 km²overlap51.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pituilsub-area1 017,7 km²overlap33.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río La Aguadasub-area2 315,7 km²overlap32.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Locontesub-area645,6 km²overlap31.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Infiernillosub-area385,3 km²overlap23.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Hondosub-area141,8 km²overlap19.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Río La Aguadasub-area541 km²overlap19.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tendalsub-area1 757 km²overlap15.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Belénsub-area496,2 km²overlap13.21 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Cienagasub-area2 420,8 km²overlap13.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Abaucánsub-area11,8 km²overlap11.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Mulas Muertassub-area1 914,3 km²overlap9.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Punillasub-area6 453,4 km²overlap5.10 km²0%
- Basin #26770sub-area396 km²overlap4.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Piedra Pomezsub-area917,7 km²overlap3.85 km²0%
- Basin #24980sub-area851 km²overlap1.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yacotulasub-area313 km²overlap0.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area331,6 km²overlap0.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Turbiosub-area1 635,7 km²overlap0.14 km²0%
Lakes (23, top by area)
- Laguna de las Tres Quebradasarea11,9 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Laguna Negraarea11,1 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Laguna Verdearea10,8 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lake #10383area10,7 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #21068area1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1101601area0,9 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1101551area0,7 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1101605area0,6 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1101581area0,6 km²avg depth3.8 m
14 more lakes
- Lac 1101539area0,5 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1101658area0,5 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1101636area0,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1101556area0,4 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1101582area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1101101area0,3 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1101515area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1101498area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1101596area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1101570area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1101544area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1101597area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1101222area0,1 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1101533area0,1 km²avg depth7.6 m
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Guanchinord 4len here280.92 km100%total281 km
- Río de la Tamberíaord 4len here180.42 km98%total183 km
- Fiambalaord 5len here94.82 km100%total95 km
- Río Saladoord 6len here77.40 km28%total276 km
- Río Coloradoord 4len here73.96 km100%total74 km
- Río de Pillahuasiord 3len here71.50 km100%total72 km
- Río Abaucánord 5len here67.67 km100%total68 km
- Río de las Peladasord 3len here58.89 km100%total59 km
- Chuquisacaord 3len here58.39 km100%total58 km
- Río del Puestoord 3len here56.33 km100%total56 km
- Cazaderoord 4len here50.70 km100%total51 km
- Abaucánord 5len here36.49 km100%total37 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Abaucanord 5len here30.84 km100%total31 km
- Río de la Tunaord 1len here25.45 km100%total25 km
- Río de la Puertaord 2len here21.41 km100%total21 km
- Río de Rodríguezord 2len here20.82 km100%total21 km
- Rio de superficieord 2len here19.36 km100%total19 km
- Río Campanaord 3len here17.38 km48%total36 km
- Río Los Árbolesord 1len here17.06 km100%total17 km
- Río El Pichanalord 2len here12.94 km88%total15 km
- Río Pituilord 4len here11.61 km18%total63 km
- Río de los Lorosord 3len here3.87 km5%total76 km
- Río Saladoord 7len here3.42 km0%total1429 km
- Río Belénord 4len here3.14 km1%total256 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
1,0%
Pesticides
32,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Laguna Blanca
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1982
6 424 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN