Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Cape Winelands

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(36 %)

Species observed

13 422

Observations

967 576

Area

21 472,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 35 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 Cape Winelands : 28 espèces reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.052
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

13 422 distinct species · 967 576 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

967 576 obs · 614 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 18 889
3 402–18 888
914–3 401
340–913
< 340

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,0°C

Annual rain

575mm

Warmest m°

29,3°C

Coldest m°

4,4°C

Elevation: 692 m on average (min 14 m, max 1 990 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,0°C
Annual rain
575mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
4,4°C
Mean alt.
692m
Min
14m
Max
1 990m
Std. dev.
356m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(36 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,2

Org. C

21,5g/kg

Clay

17,0%

Sand

69,3%

Silt

13,7%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
72,1%
Silt
13,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
13,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
66,5%
Silt
13,6%

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

Land cover

Forest2.0%
Crops7.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil22.9%
Other (grassland, water…)67.5%

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

Hydrology44 basins · 50 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2 934,6km

Lake surface here

70,44km²

Basins crossed

44

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 001km²

Discharge in basins

193,1m³/s

Mean precip.

399mm/an

Mean T°

15,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,70

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

125mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

689m

Watersheds crossing here

35 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

24,3%

Pesticides

8,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas75

IUCN Not Reported · 74IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Complete list

+ 15 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations5