Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve /
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
7 km²
County · USA
Aiken
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 340
Observations
601 847
Area
2 803,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Aiken : 21 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.127
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
4 340 distinct species · 601 847 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,7°C
Annual rain
1 206mm
Warmest m°
32,4°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 112 m on average (min 23 m, max 193 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
1 206mm
Warmest month
32,4°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
112m
Min
23m
Max
193m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
23,3%
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
5,2
Org. C
44,0g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
57,3%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
57,7%
Silt
23,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
22,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest58.2%
Crops6.5%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 14 lakes · 41 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
483,4km
Lake surface here
3,49km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
21 652km²
Discharge in basins
218,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 205mm/an
Mean T°
17,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
414mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
112m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Upper Three Runssub-area541,1 km²overlap479.52 km²17%
- Bassin de Savannah Riversub-area1 396,5 km²overlap468.69 km²17%
- Bassin de South Fork Edisto Riversub-area551,6 km²overlap429.90 km²15%
- Bassin de South Fork Edisto Riversub-area1 388 km²overlap422.40 km²15%
- Bassin de Horse Creeksub-area411,5 km²overlap360.80 km²13%
- Bassin de North Fork Edisto Riversub-area2 016,5 km²overlap290.08 km²10%
- Bassin de Shaw Creeksub-area344,8 km²overlap264.35 km²9%
- Bassin de Savannah Riversub-area215,3 km²overlap58.69 km²2%
- Bassin de Savannah Riversub-area611,9 km²overlap26.32 km²1%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Langley Pondarea1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1062425area0,7 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1062421area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1062547area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1062507area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1062662area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1062361area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1062471area0,1 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1062691area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
Rivers / streams (41, ord ≥ 4)
- Upper Three Runsord 3len here62.66 km100%total63 km
- South Fork Edisto Riverord 3len here58.03 km36%total162 km
- Savannah Riverord 6len here49.66 km7%total707 km
- Shaw Creekord 2len here43.03 km77%total56 km
- Hollow Creekord 3len here27.59 km100%total28 km
- Horse Creekord 3len here26.38 km99%total27 km
- North Fork Edisto Riverord 4len here26.10 km16%total163 km
- Tinker Creekord 3len here22.84 km71%total32 km
- Town Creekord 2len here20.19 km49%total41 km
- Little Horse Creekord 2len here15.90 km100%total16 km
- Tims Branchord 2len here11.82 km100%total12 km
- Hunter Branchord 1len here9.28 km100%total9 km
29 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Hood Branch Creekord 3len here7.52 km68%total11 km
- Bridge Creekord 1len here7.01 km63%total11 km
- Gully Creekord 1len here6.67 km100%total7 km
- Sand Riverord 1len here6.64 km100%total7 km
- Hill Creekord 1len here6.29 km100%total6 km
- Burcalo Creekord 1len here5.63 km100%total6 km
- Cedar Creekord 2len here5.54 km11%total49 km
- Dean Swampord 2len here5.10 km45%total11 km
- Pen Branchord 2len here5.06 km11%total44 km
- Dead Riverord 1len here4.55 km100%total5 km
- Pole Branchord 1len here4.04 km100%total4 km
- Chavous Creekord 1len here4.02 km100%total4 km
- Dry Branchord 1len here3.94 km55%total7 km
- Hightower Creekord 1len here3.70 km100%total4 km
- Cedar Branchord 1len here3.50 km100%total4 km
- Abrams Branch Creekord 2len here3.49 km100%total3 km
- Goodland Creekord 1len here3.16 km52%total6 km
- Bulls Branchord 1len here3.11 km100%total3 km
- Chinguapin Creekord 2len here2.95 km45%total7 km
- Rocky Springs Creekord 2len here2.87 km100%total3 km
- Black Creekord 3len here2.70 km32%total9 km
- Franklin Branchord 1len here2.50 km100%total3 km
- Clarks Mill Creekord 1len here2.06 km100%total2 km
- Dairy Branchord 1len here2.06 km100%total2 km
- Sage Mill Branchord 1len here1.89 km100%total2 km
- Storm Branchord 3len here1.59 km100%total2 km
- Fox Creekord 2len here1.55 km26%total6 km
- Fourmile Branchord 6len here0.50 km4%total13 km
- Chinquapin Creekord 2len here0.22 km3%total8 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,3nW
Built-up
104,5%
Pesticides
23,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN V · 7IUCN Not Assigned · 5IUCN III · 4
Aiken
IUCN IIIState Park
5 km²
Us-Sc-10-19
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2008
4 km²
Us-Sc-10-5
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 1998
4 km²
Us-Sc-8-18
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2006
3 km²
Henderson Heritage Preserve /
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1993
2 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V7 km²
- AikenState ParkIUCN III5 km²
- Us-Sc-10-19Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20084 km²
- Us-Sc-10-5Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19984 km²
- Us-Sc-8-18Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20063 km²
- Henderson Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V19932 km²
- Reynolds 191Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20082 km²
- Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Orangeburg, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V20141 km²
- Bear BranchHeritage PreserveIUCN III1 km²
- SweetwaterConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20111 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Aiken, SCConservation EasementIUCN V1 km²
- Savannah River BluffsHeritage PreserveIUCN III0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Aiken, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V0 km²
- Janet Harrison High PondHeritage PreserveIUCN III0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Aiken, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V19960 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN