Meseta de Somuncurá
IUCN VIProtected Nature Area · 1986
16 158 km²
Department · ARG
Valcheta
Argentina
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
518
Observations
8 609
Area
21 168,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Valcheta : 18 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.105
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
518 distinct species · 8 609 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,6°C
Annual rain
307mm
Warmest m°
29,3°C
Coldest m°
1,4°C
Elevation: 446 m on average (min 12 m, max 1 396 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,6°C
Annual rain
307mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
1,4°C
Mean alt.
446m
Min
12m
Max
1 396m
Std. dev.
274m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
24,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
13,9%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
23,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.0%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil29.6%
Other (grassland, water…)70.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology49 basins · 50 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 732,9km
Lake surface here
104,92km²
Basins crossed
49
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 428km²
Discharge in basins
43,8m³/s
Mean precip.
221mm/an
Mean T°
12,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,82
Mean runoff
17mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
449m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Arroyo Pajaltasub-area2 285,8 km²overlap2233.28 km²11%
- Basin #41560sub-area2 931,8 km²overlap2142.69 km²10%
- Bassin de Arroyo Corral Chico o Pailemánsub-area2 517,1 km²overlap1784.50 km²8%
- Bassin de Arroyo Los Berrossub-area1 281,2 km²overlap1283.01 km²6%
- Bassin de Arroyo Trenetasub-area2 428,2 km²overlap1039.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Arroyo de la Ventanasub-area1 092,6 km²overlap1029.65 km²5%
- Basin #40790sub-area5 379,6 km²overlap950.07 km²4%
- Bassin de Arroyo Valchetasub-area926,3 km²overlap927.43 km²4%
- Basin #41210sub-area2 361,9 km²overlap741.68 km²4%
40 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #42090sub-area681,3 km²overlap682.14 km²3%
- Basin #19330sub-area1 857,8 km²overlap566.78 km²3%
- Bassin de Arroyo Nahuel Niyeusub-area519,9 km²overlap520.55 km²2%
- Basin #45040sub-area753,1 km²overlap520.48 km²2%
- Bassin de Arroyo Saladosub-area664 km²overlap448.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Arroyo Verdesub-area386 km²overlap386.60 km²2%
- Bassin de Arroyo Verdesub-area368,1 km²overlap368.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Arroyo Valchetasub-area365,3 km²overlap365.79 km²2%
- Basin #47440sub-area353,2 km²overlap353.74 km²2%
- Basin #46470sub-area612,1 km²overlap336.91 km²2%
- Basin #43720sub-area1 668,2 km²overlap336.54 km²2%
- Bassin de Arroyo de la Ventanasub-area314,1 km²overlap314.57 km²1%
- Basin #41000sub-area312,9 km²overlap313.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Verdesub-area1 015 km²overlap305.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Valchetasub-area283,8 km²overlap284.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Valchetasub-area261,9 km²overlap262.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Verdesub-area359,4 km²overlap249.83 km²1%
- Basin #42370sub-area310,3 km²overlap242.86 km²1%
- Basin #43230sub-area692 km²overlap239.72 km²1%
- Basin #47840sub-area220,9 km²overlap221.20 km²1%
- Basin #46860sub-area241,3 km²overlap205.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Verdesub-area182,6 km²overlap182.88 km²1%
- Basin #42160sub-area179,1 km²overlap179.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo de la Ventanasub-area176,2 km²overlap176.42 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Seco o Yaminuésub-area288,2 km²overlap162.11 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo de las Pinturassub-area157,1 km²overlap121.00 km²1%
- Basin #47790sub-area188,6 km²overlap120.51 km²1%
- Basin #48940sub-area149,1 km²overlap112.62 km²1%
- Basin #47860sub-area873,5 km²overlap109.51 km²1%
- Bassin de Arroyo Jagüel de Victorianosub-area1 824,3 km²overlap61.72 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Cona Niyeusub-area2 041,2 km²overlap50.79 km²0%
- Basin #47950sub-area182,2 km²overlap43.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Seco o Yaminuésub-area1 173,5 km²overlap41.58 km²0%
- Basin #43460sub-area2 533,3 km²overlap41.28 km²0%
- Basin #40680sub-area30,1 km²overlap30.12 km²0%
- Basin #42150sub-area29,9 km²overlap29.91 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Valchetasub-area24,8 km²overlap24.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Seco o Yaminuésub-area766 km²overlap15.56 km²0%
- Basin #47030sub-area226,9 km²overlap5.20 km²0%
- Basin #42100sub-area4 km²overlap4.03 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Laguna Curicóarea46,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Laguna Tres Picosarea15,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Laguna Indio Muertoarea9 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lake #23061area4,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lake #23069area3,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #23054area2,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Laguna Tres Picosarea1,9 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #23071area1,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #23066area1,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #23044area1,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1113096area0,9 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1113486area0,9 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1113248area0,9 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1113365area0,7 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1113110area0,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1113240area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1113149area0,6 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1113180area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1113092area0,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1113471area0,5 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1113154area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1113129area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1113148area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1113159area0,5 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1113078area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1113301area0,5 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1113064area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1113153area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1113456area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1113260area0,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1113489area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1113316area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1113356area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1113467area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1113151area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1113483area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1113165area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1113484area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1113176area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1113457area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1113234area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1113235area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1113461area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1113442area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1113144area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1113160area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1113460area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1113083area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1113035area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1113191area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Arroyo Verdeord 4len here225.10 km61%total369 km
- Arroyo de la Ventanaord 4len here208.52 km100%total208 km
- Arroyo Valchetaord 4len here173.17 km100%total173 km
- Arroyo Los Berrosord 4len here158.24 km100%total158 km
- Arroyo Pajaltaord 4len here143.30 km100%total143 km
- Arroyo Chasicóord 3len here140.59 km100%total141 km
- Arroyo Tembraoord 3len here110.21 km86%total128 km
- Arroyo Corral Chico o Pailemánord 4len here84.27 km52%total161 km
- Arroyo Nahuel Niyeuord 5len here80.97 km100%total81 km
- Arroyo Saladoord 4len here70.57 km32%total219 km
- Arroyo Trenetaord 4len here67.54 km42%total159 km
- Arroyo Saladoord 3len here59.21 km40%total149 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Cañadón de las Cortaderasord 3len here56.07 km89%total63 km
- Arroyo Lonco Vacaord 2len here50.52 km100%total50 km
- Arroyo de las Pinturasord 3len here35.27 km100%total35 km
- Arroyo Valchetaord 2len here22.91 km100%total23 km
- Canal de Riegoord 4len here20.52 km100%total21 km
- Arroyo Seco o Yaminuéord 4len here20.51 km9%total216 km
- Cañada de las Cortaderasord 2len here3.62 km41%total9 km
- Desviación Arroyo Chasicóord 1len here1.81 km100%total2 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
0,2%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Bosque Petrificado Valcheta
IUCN VINature Monument · 2002
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN