El Zarza
IUCN IVWildlife Refuge · 2011
37 km²
Canton · ECU
Yantzaza
Ecuador
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(52 %)
Species observed
2 022
Observations
30 789
Area
1 012,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Yantzaza : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 022 distinct species · 30 789 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 765mm
Warmest m°
23,7°C
Coldest m°
13,2°C
Elevation: 1 392 m on average (min 791 m, max 2 877 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 765mm
Warmest month
23,7°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
1 392m
Min
791m
Max
2 877m
Std. dev.
377m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(52 %)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
76,2g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
29,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
116,4g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
30,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
66,9g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
29,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
45,4g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest86.1%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)13.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
258,6km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
8 464km²
Discharge in basins
175,1m³/s
Mean precip.
2 340mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
0,31
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
1 238mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 365m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Zamorasub-area1 689,2 km²overlap533.72 km²53%
- Bassin de Río Zamorasub-area560,5 km²overlap397.56 km²39%
- Bassin de Río Nangaritzasub-area2 434,3 km²overlap73.56 km²7%
- Bassin de Quebrada Capitán Ponce Antúnezsub-area210,8 km²overlap5.31 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Yacuambisub-area1 511,1 km²overlap2.56 km²0%
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Zamoraord 6len here54.84 km18%total308 km
- Zarzaord 3len here29.62 km56%total53 km
- Río Chicañaord 3len here26.72 km100%total27 km
- Río Blancoord 6len here18.00 km2%total1003 km
- Río Chuchumblezaord 6len here17.31 km29%total59 km
- Río Machinazaord 2len here17.11 km100%total17 km
- Río Nangaritzaord 5len here13.69 km8%total173 km
- Río Muchimeord 2len here12.23 km100%total12 km
- Machinazaord 4len here11.32 km41%total28 km
- Manchinazaord 4len here8.64 km100%total9 km
- Quebrada de Pitaord 2len here8.49 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Integracionord 1len here6.13 km100%total6 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Triunfo del Padmiord 3len here6.11 km100%total6 km
- Rio Zamoraord 5len here5.58 km13%total44 km
- Quebrada Numbaime Chicoord 6len here5.44 km100%total5 km
- Río Uwentsord 3len here4.83 km53%total9 km
- Río Pachicutzaord 2len here4.43 km50%total9 km
- Río Tundayord 2len here3.07 km100%total3 km
- PITAord 1len here2.08 km100%total2 km
- Río Shaimeord 3len here1.27 km6%total22 km
- Quebrada Ketzaord 2len here1.10 km25%total4 km
- Quebrada Numbaimi Grandeord 1len here0.62 km63%total1 km
- Quebrada Tunguraguaord 4len here≈ tangenttotal18 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
11,5%
Pesticides
54,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN