Pondoland Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2004
1 237 km²
Subdivision · ZAF
28
South Africa
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(92 %)
Species observed
1 894
Observations
12 241
Area
163,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 28 : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 49 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
49
Connectance
0.066
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 894 distinct species · 12 241 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 154mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 315 m on average (min -14 m, max 682 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 154mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
315m
Min
-14m
Max
682m
Std. dev.
141m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(92 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
28,4%
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
5,9
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
29,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
28,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
27,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.6%
Crops57.1%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)30.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
40,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
508km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 081mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,05
Mean runoff
472mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
438m
Watersheds crossing here
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
0,1nW
Built-up
45,0%
Pesticides
27,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN