Ontologia

Commune · ITA

Caltagirone

Italy

CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

774

Observations

6 874

Area

381,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 47 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 Caltagirone : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
48
Interactions affichées
63
Connectance
0.056
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

774 distinct species · 6 874 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

6 874 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 116
596–4 115
431–595
231–430
< 231

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,3°C

Annual rain

606mm

Warmest m°

30,7°C

Coldest m°

4,2°C

Elevation: 352 m on average (min 94 m, max 709 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
606mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
4,2°C
Mean alt.
352m
Min
94m
Max
709m
Std. dev.
104m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,6

Org. C

26,6g/kg

Clay

34,3%

Sand

26,9%

Silt

38,8%

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

Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Catania

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
26,8%
Silt
40,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
39,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
36,4%

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

Land cover

Forest13.3%
Crops27.4%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil4.1%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

67,9km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

4 427km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

467mm/an

Mean T°

15,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,52

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

122mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

336m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,9nW

Built-up

74,7%

Pesticides

52,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 2🌊 Marine · 1

Sughereta di Niscemi

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015

32 km²

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