Serra da Estrela
IUCN VNature Park · 1976
891 km²
Commune · PRT
Tortosendo
Portugal
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(74 %)
Species observed
673
Observations
9 138
Area
17,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Tortosendo : 28 espèces reliées par 95 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 14.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
95
Connectance
0.143
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
673 distinct species · 9 138 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,0°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest m°
28,7°C
Coldest m°
2,6°C
Elevation: 555 m on average (min 421 m, max 944 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,0°C
Annual rain
1 259mm
Warmest month
28,7°C
Coldest month
2,6°C
Mean alt.
555m
Min
421m
Max
944m
Std. dev.
120m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(74 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
60,4g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
32,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Covilhã
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
93,4g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
32,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
53,3g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
33,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,5g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
30,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.6%
Crops13.2%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil4.1%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 053km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 112mm/an
Mean T°
12,9°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
397mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
712m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
7,9nW
Built-up
324,4%
Pesticides
40,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Serra da Estrela
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008
885 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN