Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Bojanala

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)

Species observed

5 801

Observations

1 292 681

Area

18 333,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 Bojanala : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

5 801 distinct species · 1 292 681 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 292 681 obs · 427 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 43 785
6 559–43 784
1 483–6 558
495–1 482
< 495

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,1°C

Annual rain

607mm

Warmest m°

28,8°C

Coldest m°

5,2°C

Elevation: 1 183 m on average (min 942 m, max 1 750 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
607mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
5,2°C
Mean alt.
1 183m
Min
942m
Max
1 750m
Std. dev.
174m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

11,6g/kg

Clay

25,2%

Sand

59,3%

Silt

15,4%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
60,2%
Silt
16,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
61,0%
Silt
15,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
14,7%

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

Land cover

Forest13.3%
Crops11.9%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)72.0%

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

Hydrology47 basins · 44 lakes · 34 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 327,0km

Lake surface here

89,34km²

Basins crossed

47

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

29 548km²

Discharge in basins

48,9m³/s

Mean precip.

626mm/an

Mean T°

18,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,62

Mean runoff

14mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 188m

Watersheds crossing here

38 more basins

Lakes (44, top by area)

35 more lakes

Rivers / streams (34, ord ≥ 4)

22 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,0nW

Built-up

105,8%

Pesticides

33,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas50

IUCN Not Reported · 49IUCN IV · 1
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5