Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Amathole

South Africa

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(52 %)

Species observed

8 474

Observations

316 574

Area

21 591,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 43 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 Amathole : 38 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.042
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

8 474 distinct species · 316 574 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

316 574 obs · 561 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 471
1 147–8 470
245–1 146
99–244
< 99

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

16,8°C

Annual rain

738mm

Warmest m°

25,8°C

Coldest m°

7,1°C

Elevation: 664 m on average (min -36 m, max 2 155 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
738mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
7,1°C
Mean alt.
664m
Min
-36m
Max
2 155m
Std. dev.
389m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(52 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

24,2g/kg

Clay

28,8%

Sand

43,2%

Silt

28,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
34,0g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
28,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
26,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest18.1%
Crops13.9%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)65.8%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology54 basins · 25 lakes · 95 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 587,0km

Lake surface here

25,49km²

Basins crossed

54

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

30 263km²

Discharge in basins

500,0m³/s

Mean precip.

723mm/an

Mean T°

16,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

160mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

655m

Watersheds crossing here

45 more basins

Lakes (25, top by area)

16 more lakes

Rivers / streams (95, ord ≥ 4)

83 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

56,6%

Pesticides

20,2kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas21

IUCN Not Reported · 21🌊 Marine · 3
Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations7