Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Beaufort West

South Africa

BWkArid, desert, cold(60 %)

Species observed

3 224

Observations

324 637

Area

21 916,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 Beaufort West : 17 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.095
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

3 224 distinct species · 324 637 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

324 637 obs · 545 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11 453
895–11 452
245–894
94–244
< 94

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,6°C

Annual rain

264mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

3,6°C

Elevation: 1 078 m on average (min 574 m, max 2 156 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
264mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
3,6°C
Mean alt.
1 078m
Min
574m
Max
2 156m
Std. dev.
298m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(60 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,8

Org. C

8,4g/kg

Clay

20,9%

Sand

61,3%

Silt

17,7%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Central Karoo

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
18,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
60,6%
Silt
17,4%

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

Land cover

Forest0.4%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil41.3%
Other (grassland, water…)58.1%

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

Hydrology49 basins · 37 lakes · 41 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 867,0km

Lake surface here

11,89km²

Basins crossed

49

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

10 395km²

Discharge in basins

13,0m³/s

Mean precip.

246mm/an

Mean T°

15,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,83

Mean runoff

8mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 080m

Watersheds crossing here

40 more basins

Lakes (37, top by area)

28 more lakes

Rivers / streams (41, ord ≥ 4)

29 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

2,0%

Pesticides

6,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 4

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