Short Hills
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 2009
17 km²
County · USA
Botetourt
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(93 %)
Species observed
2 522
Observations
386 110
Area
1 417,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Botetourt : 29 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.108
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
2 522 distinct species · 386 110 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,4°C
Annual rain
1 096mm
Warmest m°
28,6°C
Coldest m°
-3,5°C
Elevation: 458 m on average (min 263 m, max 1 109 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,4°C
Annual rain
1 096mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
-3,5°C
Mean alt.
458m
Min
263m
Max
1 109m
Std. dev.
139m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(93 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
43,6g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
46,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
85,4g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
47,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
48,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
22,5%
Silt
43,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest77.4%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)17.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 1 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
312,9km
Lake surface here
2,03km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
9 745km²
Discharge in basins
45,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 033mm/an
Mean T°
11,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Max snow
5%
Mean runoff
425mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
528m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Craig Creeksub-area2 184,3 km²overlap1212.01 km²86%
- Bassin de Roanoke Riversub-area1 880,3 km²overlap174.99 km²12%
- Bassin de Cowpasture Riversub-area1 211,5 km²overlap14.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Maury Riversub-area2 169,8 km²overlap9.45 km²1%
- Bassin de Jackson Riversub-area2 374,3 km²overlap4.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Goose Creeksub-area1 006,2 km²overlap0.74 km²0%
- Bassin de James Riversub-area1 805,9 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Big Otter Riversub-area994,8 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- James Riverord 5len here85.00 km18%total485 km
- Catawba Creekord 5len here50.88 km78%total65 km
- Mill Creekord 2len here42.16 km50%total85 km
- Craig Creekord 3len here40.02 km38%total104 km
- Little Catawba Creekord 2len here11.76 km100%total12 km
- North Creekord 2len here10.80 km57%total19 km
- Carvin Creekord 1len here8.28 km54%total15 km
- Tinker Creekord 3len here7.52 km47%total16 km
- Jennings Creekord 5len here7.48 km100%total7 km
- Glade Creekord 3len here7.36 km38%total19 km
- Purgatory Creekord 1len here6.89 km100%total7 km
- Renick Runord 1len here6.30 km100%total6 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Buffalo Creekord 2len here4.56 km6%total70 km
- Looney Creekord 3len here4.40 km100%total4 km
- McFalls Creekord 1len here3.12 km100%total3 km
- Middle Creekord 1len here2.99 km100%total3 km
- Patterson Creekord 2len here2.65 km100%total3 km
- Laymantown Creekord 1len here2.54 km100%total3 km
- Cowpasture Riverord 3len here2.46 km2%total129 km
- Lemons Runord 1len here2.44 km100%total2 km
- Roaring Runord 1len here2.12 km100%total2 km
- Jackson Riverord 5len here1.06 km1%total106 km
- Cook Creekord 1len here0.13 km10%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
48,1%
Pesticides
5,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN