Capricorn Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1969
145 km²
Commune · ZAF
Aganang
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(94 %)
Species observed
728
Observations
25 938
Area
1 880,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Aganang : 13 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.123
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
728 distinct species · 25 938 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,2°C
Annual rain
407mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
6,6°C
Elevation: 1 174 m on average (min 1 002 m, max 1 515 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
407mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
6,6°C
Mean alt.
1 174m
Min
1 002m
Max
1 515m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(94 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
13,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Capricorn
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
14,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
13,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
65,3%
Silt
12,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.6%
Crops29.1%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)62.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,48km²
Basins crossed
10
Max drainage
7 716km²
Discharge in basins
1,0m³/s
Mean precip.
523mm/an
Mean T°
18,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
16mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 107m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mogalakwena Riversub-area1 453,8 km²overlap891.67 km²47%
- Bassin de Mogalakwenasub-area863,1 km²overlap501.85 km²27%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area2 475,7 km²overlap287.29 km²15%
- Bassin de Mogalakwena Riversub-area212,7 km²overlap46.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Mogalakwena Riversub-area635,3 km²overlap42.18 km²2%
- Basin #63170sub-area256,9 km²overlap38.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Rooislootsub-area316,2 km²overlap35.77 km²2%
- Basin #63160sub-area251,4 km²overlap21.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Mogalakwena Riversub-area113,6 km²overlap8.72 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
126,5%
Pesticides
29,6kg/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