Malekgalonyane Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1990
102 km²
Subdivision · ZAF
14
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)
Species observed
517
Observations
964
Area
283,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 14 : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.044
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
517 distinct species · 964 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,2°C
Annual rain
782mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
-0,9°C
Elevation: 1 875 m on average (min 1 459 m, max 2 696 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,2°C
Annual rain
782mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
-0,9°C
Mean alt.
1 875m
Min
1 459m
Max
2 696m
Std. dev.
344m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
26,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Alfred Nzo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
37,0g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
26,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
26,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
25,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.7%
Crops18.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)69.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
40,6km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
625km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
687mm/an
Mean T°
14,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
161mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 722m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
24,4%
Pesticides
28,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN