Ontologia

Commune · CHE

Chalais

Switzerland

DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)

Species observed

5 641

Observations

79 917

Area

27,2km²

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 Chalais : 31 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 52 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.087
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

5 641 distinct species · 79 917 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

79 917 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 79 917
79 917–79 916
79 917–79 916
79 917–79 916
< 79 917

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

Climate

Mean T°

4,5°C

Annual rain

929mm

Warmest m°

19,6°C

Coldest m°

-11,9°C

Elevation: 1 336 m on average (min 522 m, max 2 163 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,5°C
Annual rain
929mm
Warmest month
19,6°C
Coldest month
-11,9°C
Mean alt.
1 336m
Min
522m
Max
2 163m
Std. dev.
463m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)Cold

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

57,0g/kg

Clay

22,0%

Sand

39,6%

Silt

38,3%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sierre

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
90,6g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
38,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
51,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
38,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
38,0%

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

Land cover

Forest60.3%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)35.8%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

7,2km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 794km²

Discharge in basins

10,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 611mm/an

Mean T°

1,8°C

Moisture idx

0,60

Max snow

52%

Mean runoff

968mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 982m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,9nW

Built-up

92,6%

Pesticides

54,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1

Finges

IUCN Not Assigned

Emerald Sites · 2009

20 km²

Biolly

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

Les Pontis

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

Les Tsables

IUCN Not Assigned

Private Nature Reserves · 2023

0 km²

Complete list

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