Cuenca Hidrográfica del Embalse El Cigarrón
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1989
460 km²
Municipality · VEN
Zaraza
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
164
Observations
277
Area
3 406,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Zaraza : 31 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.045
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
164 distinct species · 277 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,8°C
Annual rain
994mm
Warmest m°
35,1°C
Coldest m°
22,8°C
Elevation: 91 m on average (min 26 m, max 252 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
994mm
Warmest month
35,1°C
Coldest month
22,8°C
Mean alt.
91m
Min
26m
Max
252m
Std. dev.
41m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
28,3%
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
6,0
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
28,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
28,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
27,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.7%
Crops7.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)62.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 15 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
349,9km
Lake surface here
50,59km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
12 887km²
Discharge in basins
74,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 078mm/an
Mean T°
26,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
93mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
104m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Ipiresub-area875,1 km²overlap807.81 km²24%
- Bassin de Río Ipiresub-area684,5 km²overlap654.58 km²19%
- Bassin de Quebrada El Pescadosub-area653 km²overlap422.90 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Unaresub-area1 831,7 km²overlap354.68 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Unaresub-area1 246 km²overlap212.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Quebrada Hondasub-area1 977 km²overlap170.33 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Zuatasub-area835,5 km²overlap133.67 km²4%
- Basin #65080sub-area125,1 km²overlap124.60 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Coporosub-area436,2 km²overlap120.22 km²4%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Ipiresub-area110,1 km²overlap109.66 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Unaresub-area152,5 km²overlap89.09 km²3%
- Basin #65520sub-area278 km²overlap77.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Quebrada El Ruanosub-area725 km²overlap56.95 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Aribísub-area586,6 km²overlap32.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Paosub-area548,8 km²overlap26.88 km²1%
- Basin #65610sub-area307,5 km²overlap8.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Unaresub-area2,9 km²overlap2.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Las Araguatassub-area304,9 km²overlap2.63 km²0%
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Embalse La Becerraarea44 km²avg depth10.7 m
- Embalse El Cigarrónarea31,4 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Embalse Taparitoarea2,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1075066area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1075402area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1075505area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1075277area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1075026area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1074909area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Ipireord 4len here177.93 km96%total185 km
- Río Unareord 6len here73.29 km22%total333 km
- Quebrada El Pescadoord 2len here36.17 km79%total46 km
- Quebrada Salsipuedesord 2len here25.77 km100%total26 km
- Río Quebrada Hondaord 6len here23.94 km37%total65 km
- Quebrada La Tigraord 1len here8.78 km28%total32 km
- Quebrada Las Araguatasord 2len here2.12 km6%total34 km
- Río Zuataord 4len here1.89 km1%total304 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
8,7%
Pesticides
12,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN