Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Ba-Phalaborwa

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)

Species observed

4 263

Observations

673 450

Area

7 461,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Ba-Phalaborwa : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.075
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

4 263 distinct species · 673 450 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

673 450 obs · 185 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 46 083
8 820–46 082
2 025–8 819
718–2 024
< 718

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,7°C

Annual rain

518mm

Warmest m°

31,1°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 381 m on average (min 159 m, max 670 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,7°C
Annual rain
518mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
381m
Min
159m
Max
670m
Std. dev.
85m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,8

Org. C

10,6g/kg

Clay

24,3%

Sand

60,8%

Silt

14,8%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Mopani

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
61,2%
Silt
15,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
14,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
59,4%
Silt
14,5%

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

Land cover

Forest13.8%
Crops10.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)74.0%

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

Hydrology17 basins · 18 lakes · 92 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 373,7km

Lake surface here

14,82km²

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

69 648km²

Discharge in basins

174,3m³/s

Mean precip.

539mm/an

Mean T°

22,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,68

Mean runoff

62mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

413m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

Lakes (18, top by area)

9 more lakes

Rivers / streams (92, ord ≥ 4)

80 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

27,0%

Pesticides

12,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas24

IUCN Not Reported · 23IUCN II · 1

Limpopo

IUCN II

National Park · 2001

11 015 km²

Complete list

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