Ontologia

Pays · BWA

Botswana

BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)

Species observed

8 073

Observations

1 250 481

Area

577 870,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Botswana : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.118
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

8 073 distinct species · 1 250 481 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 250 481 obs · 284 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 89 082
8 773–89 081
1 266–8 772
401–1 265
< 401

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

22,0°C

Annual rain

400mm

Warmest m°

32,5°C

Coldest m°

7,3°C

Elevation: 1 031 m on average (min 513 m, max 1 416 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
400mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
7,3°C
Mean alt.
1 031m
Min
513m
Max
1 416m
Std. dev.
102m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,0

Org. C

5,1g/kg

Clay

15,1%

Sand

75,4%

Silt

9,5%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
15,3%
Sand
74,8%
Silt
9,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
4,4g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
76,6%
Silt
9,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
3,9g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
75,0%
Silt
9,1%

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

Land cover

Forest10.5%
Crops3.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil4.7%
Other (grassland, water…)81.6%

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

Hydrology903 basins · 50 lakes · 91 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13 557,5km

Lake surface here

6 354,63km²

Basins crossed

903

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

644 114km²

Discharge in basins

8 502,6m³/s

Mean precip.

395mm/an

Mean T°

20,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,78

Mean runoff

11mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 035m

Watersheds crossing here

894 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (91, ord ≥ 4)

79 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

6,6%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas85

Country WDPA breakdown
Ib103 516 km²(7)
IV57 182 km²(4)
Not Applicable20 443 km²(1)
II4 057 km²(6)
IUCN Not Reported · 56IUCN II · 10IUCN Ib · 7IUCN VI · 7IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1📍 Point sites · 4

Gemsbok

IUCN Ib

National Park · 1971

25 939 km²

Okavango Delta

IUCN Not Applicable

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2014

20 443 km²

Hwange

IUCN II

National Park · 1949

14 699 km²

Chobe

IUCN Ib

National Park · 1968

10 505 km²

Complete list

+ 25 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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