Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1959
0 km²
Subdivision · ZAF
88
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 238
Observations
260 581
Area
17,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 88 : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.100
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
1 238 distinct species · 260 581 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,5°C
Annual rain
774mm
Warmest m°
24,6°C
Coldest m°
2,5°C
Elevation: 1 646 m on average (min 1 547 m, max 1 725 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
774mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
1 646m
Min
1 547m
Max
1 725m
Std. dev.
38m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Land cover
Forest3.1%
Crops6.6%
Built-up19.4%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)70.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,3km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 492km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
714mm/an
Mean T°
16,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
32mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 532m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
15hab/km²
Night light
14,6nW
Built-up
1 944,7%
Pesticides
5,1kg/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