Padre Island National Seashore
IUCN VMarine Protected Area · 1962
531 km²
County · USA
Willacy
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)
Species observed
1 747
Observations
187 823
Area
1 639,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Willacy : 23 espèces reliées par 61 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
61
Connectance
0.116
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
1 747 distinct species · 187 823 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,3°C
Annual rain
673mm
Warmest m°
33,9°C
Coldest m°
12,9°C
Elevation: 7 m on average (min -7 m, max 18 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
673mm
Warmest month
33,9°C
Coldest month
12,9°C
Mean alt.
7m
Min
-7m
Max
18m
Std. dev.
4m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
16,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
16,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
60,5%
Silt
16,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
16,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.9%
Crops50.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 21 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
62,7km
Lake surface here
20,46km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 144km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/s
Mean precip.
642mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
21m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de West Main Drainsub-area3 143,5 km²overlap997.50 km²61%
- Bassin de Pilot Channelsub-area1 090 km²overlap287.28 km²18%
- Basin #49130sub-area384,3 km²overlap139.82 km²9%
- Basin #49160sub-area135,3 km²overlap130.65 km²8%
- Bassin de Arroyo Coloradosub-area1 477,3 km²overlap44.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Gulf Intracoastal Waterwaysub-area2 162,5 km²overlap28.91 km²2%
- Basin #49200sub-area12,6 km²overlap6.47 km²0%
- Basin #49240sub-area200,2 km²overlap1.08 km²0%
Lakes (21, top by area)
- La Sal Viejaarea7,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- La Sal Viejaarea2,9 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Laguna Madrearea1,6 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Laguna Madrearea1,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Laguna Madrearea1,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Laguna Madrearea1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069194area0,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1069200area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1069193area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
12 more lakes
- Lac 1069151area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1069189area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1069190area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1069198area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1069191area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1069201area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1069216area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1069186area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1069131area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1069140area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1069182area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1069128area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
20,2%
Pesticides
30,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN V · 6IUCN IV · 4🌊 Marine · 9
Padre Island
IUCN VNational Seashore · 1962
528 km²
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1979
397 km²
Lower Rio Grande Valley
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
391 km²
Laguna Atascosa
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
386 km²
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1949
370 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Padre Island National SeashoreMarine Protected AreaIUCN V1962531 km²
- Padre IslandNational SeashoreIUCN V1962528 km²
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1979397 km²
- Lower Rio Grande ValleyNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV391 km²
- Laguna AtascosaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV386 km²
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife RefugeMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV1949370 km²
- Lower Rio Grande ValleyNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V199794 km²
- El Jardin & San PerlitaEasementIUCN V200726 km²
- Las PalomasWildlife Management AreaIUCN V14 km²
- Green IslandAudubon Society Preserve or SanctuaryIUCN V19230 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN