Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
10 826 km²
Department · ARG
Vinchina
Argentina
BWkArid, desert, cold(72 %)
Species observed
417
Observations
2 909
Area
11 598,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Vinchina : 23 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.078
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
417 distinct species · 2 909 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,0°C
Annual rain
323mm
Warmest m°
14,9°C
Coldest m°
-8,9°C
Elevation: 3 617 m on average (min 1 362 m, max 6 575 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,0°C
Annual rain
323mm
Warmest month
14,9°C
Coldest month
-8,9°C
Mean alt.
3 617m
Min
1 362m
Max
6 575m
Std. dev.
1 165m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(72 %)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
20,7g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
23,4%
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
7,8
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
60,6%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
58,6%
Silt
23,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
57,3%
Silt
23,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil58.0%
Other (grassland, water…)41.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology31 basins · 18 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
696,1km
Lake surface here
22,04km²
Basins crossed
31
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 548km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
129mm/an
Mean T°
6,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,87
Max snow
12%
Mean runoff
6mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 603m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río La Aguadasub-area2 315,7 km²overlap2228.03 km²19%
- Bassin de Río Tendalsub-area1 757 km²overlap1738.89 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Saladosub-area1 877,5 km²overlap1533.24 km²13%
- Basin #42220sub-area1 096,2 km²overlap1092.13 km²9%
- Bassin de Río del Peñónsub-area2 219,3 km²overlap975.08 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Blancosub-area1 712,4 km²overlap579.54 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area440,5 km²overlap439.90 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Coloradosub-area397,1 km²overlap395.47 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area333,1 km²overlap332.55 km²3%
22 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area331,6 km²overlap330.84 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area304,9 km²overlap304.48 km²3%
- Basin #35590sub-area318,5 km²overlap288.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Punillassub-area250,1 km²overlap249.76 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Ciénaga Grandesub-area243,3 km²overlap242.99 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tamberosub-area188,5 km²overlap188.18 km²2%
- Basin #41050sub-area2 797,9 km²overlap176.53 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Jagüésub-area132 km²overlap131.81 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Jagüésub-area85 km²overlap84.92 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Pituilsub-area1 017,7 km²overlap49.44 km²0%
- Basin #43860sub-area522,9 km²overlap47.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de los Lorossub-area1 851,1 km²overlap36.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Río del Espinalsub-area402,3 km²overlap35.79 km²0%
- Basin #36740sub-area301,9 km²overlap34.61 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de la Tamberíasub-area1 570,4 km²overlap26.13 km²0%
- Basin #36720sub-area376,7 km²overlap20.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Turbiosub-area1 635,7 km²overlap9.91 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada del Macho Muertosub-area1 857,5 km²overlap9.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Capayansub-area874,3 km²overlap4.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Guanchinsub-area2 549,9 km²overlap4.53 km²0%
- Basin #34180sub-area701,3 km²overlap3.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río del Puestosub-area619,7 km²overlap1.38 km²0%
Lakes (18, top by area)
- Laguna Bravaarea13,7 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Laguna Caldera del Inca Pilloarea1,8 km²avg depth13.0 m
- Laguna Mulas Muertasarea1,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1101766area0,9 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1101736area0,7 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1101831area0,6 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1101700area0,5 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1101741area0,4 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1101811area0,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
9 more lakes
- Lac 1101706area0,3 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1101839area0,3 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1101709area0,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1102003area0,2 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1102110area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1102092area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1101780area0,2 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1101751area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1102147area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Saladoord 7len here150.57 km11%total1429 km
- Río Punillasord 4len here110.26 km100%total110 km
- Río Tendalord 4len here77.32 km100%total77 km
- Río La Aguadaord 2len here63.70 km100%total64 km
- Río del Peñónord 4len here53.36 km85%total63 km
- Río Cuminchangoord 3len here43.52 km100%total44 km
- Río Jagüéord 5len here35.47 km100%total36 km
- Río Coloradoord 7len here33.68 km2%total1905 km
- Río del Carnerito Arribaord 4len here27.19 km91%total30 km
- Río Tamberoord 2len here26.95 km100%total27 km
- Río Boneteord 4len here26.14 km100%total26 km
- Río Potrero Grandeord 4len here24.58 km100%total25 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
0,3%
Pesticides
2,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1
Laguna Brava
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2003
4 228 km²
Laguna Brava
IUCN IVProvincial Refuge · 1980
4 186 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN