Ontologia

Commune · GBR

Ards

United Kingdom

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

4 248

Observations

83 813

Area

389,1km²

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 Ards : 33 espèces reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.059
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

4 248 distinct species · 83 813 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

83 813 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 21 452
13 435–21 451
6 852–13 434
5 199–6 851
< 5 199

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

Climate

Mean T°

9,9°C

Annual rain

953mm

Warmest m°

16,1°C

Coldest m°

4,2°C

Elevation: 30 m on average (min -15 m, max 133 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,9°C
Annual rain
953mm
Warmest month
16,1°C
Coldest month
4,2°C
Mean alt.
30m
Min
-15m
Max
133m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

107,5g/kg

Clay

23,9%

Sand

42,6%

Silt

33,5%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ards and North Down

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
152,7g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
34,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
85,6g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
35,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
84,2g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
31,0%

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

Land cover

Forest8.7%
Crops34.6%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)54.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

52,9km

Lake surface here

0,13km²

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 373km²

Discharge in basins

1,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 035mm/an

Mean T°

8,7°C

Moisture idx

0,42

Max snow

13%

Mean runoff

746mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

91m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,6nW

Built-up

109,4%

Pesticides

31,2kg/km²

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

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