Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Capricorn

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(64 %)

Species observed

6 797

Observations

445 937

Area

21 705,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Capricorn : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.084
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

6 797 distinct species · 445 937 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

445 937 obs · 512 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11 760
1 809–11 759
306–1 808
110–305
< 110

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,0°C

Annual rain

463mm

Warmest m°

29,2°C

Coldest m°

7,1°C

Elevation: 1 048 m on average (min 632 m, max 1 953 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,0°C
Annual rain
463mm
Warmest month
29,2°C
Coldest month
7,1°C
Mean alt.
1 048m
Min
632m
Max
1 953m
Std. dev.
222m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(64 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

10,3g/kg

Clay

20,7%

Sand

65,6%

Silt

13,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
14,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
13,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
13,1%

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

Land cover

Forest13.7%
Crops13.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil2.3%
Other (grassland, water…)69.8%

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

Hydrology67 basins · 17 lakes · 24 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 173,9km

Lake surface here

10,32km²

Basins crossed

67

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

155 089km²

Discharge in basins

257,9m³/s

Mean precip.

575mm/an

Mean T°

19,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

28mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 020m

Watersheds crossing here

58 more basins

Lakes (17, top by area)

8 more lakes

Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)

12 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

84,6%

Pesticides

31,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas43

IUCN Not Reported · 43
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5