Ontologia

County · USA

Buncombe

United States

CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(67 %)

Species observed

8 095

Observations

1 654 736

Area

1 708,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Buncombe : 26 espèces reliées par 78 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
78
Connectance
0.100
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

8 095 distinct species · 1 654 736 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 654 736 obs · 52 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 324 304
88 016–324 303
28 168–88 015
11 634–28 167
< 11 634

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

Climate

Mean T°

11,8°C

Annual rain

1 310mm

Warmest m°

26,6°C

Coldest m°

-2,9°C

Elevation: 820 m on average (min 493 m, max 1 681 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,8°C
Annual rain
1 310mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
-2,9°C
Mean alt.
820m
Min
493m
Max
1 681m
Std. dev.
198m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(67 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

41,7g/kg

Clay

22,7%

Sand

48,1%

Silt

29,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
67,2g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
29,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
28,3%

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

Land cover

Forest70.8%
Crops2.6%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)24.3%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 7 lakes · 84 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

509,1km

Lake surface here

3,35km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

4 873km²

Discharge in basins

112,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 344mm/an

Mean T°

11,9°C

Moisture idx

0,10

Max snow

4%

Mean runoff

773mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

810m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (7, top by area)

Rivers / streams (84, ord ≥ 4)

72 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

2,6nW

Built-up

186,8%

Pesticides

7,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas15

IUCN V · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 5IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Complete list

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