Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio Guáitara
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed · 2014
1 794 km²
Canton · ECU
Tulcán
Ecuador
AfTropical, rainforest(49 %)
Species observed
4 874
Observations
40 195
Area
1 836,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Tulcán : 15 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
21
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
4 874 distinct species · 40 195 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
4 611mm
Warmest m°
19,8°C
Coldest m°
13,1°C
Elevation: 1 837 m on average (min 177 m, max 4 218 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
4 611mm
Warmest month
19,8°C
Coldest month
13,1°C
Mean alt.
1 837m
Min
177m
Max
4 218m
Std. dev.
1 164m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(49 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
71,8g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
31,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: pyGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
91,7g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
67,4g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
56,3g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest68.0%
Crops7.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)24.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 35 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
550,2km
Lake surface here
0,21km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
7 213km²
Discharge in basins
138,6m³/s
Mean precip.
2 200mm/an
Mean T°
16,5°C
Moisture idx
0,26
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
1 475mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 963m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area1 604,9 km²overlap1153.02 km²63%
- Bassin de Río Chotasub-area1 919,5 km²overlap136.79 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Bobosub-area144,4 km²overlap127.09 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Guáitarasub-area240,7 km²overlap126.60 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Mirasub-area286,4 km²overlap120.24 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Guáitarasub-area1 061,4 km²overlap93.27 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Chingualsub-area1 095,3 km²overlap61.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Mirasub-area1 338 km²overlap11.81 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Guizasub-area2 399,7 km²overlap3.99 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Camumbíord 3len here79.46 km100%total80 km
- Río Gualpiord 3len here67.12 km99%total68 km
- San Juanord 4len here54.99 km77%total71 km
- Rio Plataord 3len here33.66 km93%total36 km
- Río Miraord 6len here31.82 km9%total354 km
- Río San Juanord 4len here29.86 km33%total90 km
- Río Boboord 3len here29.04 km57%total51 km
- Río Tajamarord 2len here22.49 km98%total23 km
- Río Guáitaraord 5len here19.78 km7%total271 km
- Rio Pabloord 2len here15.80 km100%total16 km
- Río Sabaleraord 1len here13.78 km100%total14 km
- Río la Esperanzaord 2len here13.78 km100%total14 km
23 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Punord 2len here13.21 km64%total21 km
- Río Nulpeord 2len here12.27 km100%total12 km
- Río Chiquitoord 2len here11.39 km46%total25 km
- Rio Blancoord 2len here11.08 km100%total11 km
- Río Sabaletitaord 2len here11.06 km100%total11 km
- Río Chingualord 4len here8.67 km6%total153 km
- Río Grandeord 2len here8.06 km81%total10 km
- Río Cunviord 1len here7.85 km100%total8 km
- Río Chilmaord 1len here7.46 km59%total13 km
- Río Babosoord 2len here7.17 km47%total15 km
- Quebrada Santo Tomásord 1len here5.69 km89%total6 km
- Río Moránord 1len here5.63 km71%total8 km
- Quebrada Guanganguichoord 2len here5.60 km50%total11 km
- Quebrada Santa Rosaord 1len here5.36 km48%total11 km
- Río Corozalord 2len here3.38 km99%total3 km
- Quebrada Tanguetanord 2len here3.24 km50%total7 km
- Río El Ramalord 2len here3.08 km100%total3 km
- Río Sabaletaord 1len here3.02 km81%total4 km
- Río Socheord 3len here2.25 km18%total12 km
- Quebrada Pioterord 1len here1.77 km69%total3 km
- Quebrada Tequesord 1len here0.92 km13%total7 km
- Rio Chicalord 3len here0.46 km100%total0 km
- Río Cuevasord 1len here0.05 km2%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
21,4%
Pesticides
74,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1
Cordillera Oriental de Carchi
IUCN VIDecentralised Autonomous Protected Area · 2019
204 km²
Reserva Ecológica El Ángel
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
169 km²
El Ángel
IUCN IbEcological Reserve · 1992
159 km²
Drácula
IUCN Not ApplicableOther Effective Area-based Conservation Measure - OECM · 2025
28 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN