Carolina Sandhills
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1939
186 km²
County · USA
Chesterfield
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 030
Observations
77 698
Area
2 081,8km²
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 Chesterfield : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.092
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
3 030 distinct species · 77 698 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,8°C
Annual rain
1 192mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
2,0°C
Elevation: 99 m on average (min 23 m, max 206 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
1 192mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
2,0°C
Mean alt.
99m
Min
23m
Max
206m
Std. dev.
39m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, 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
5,2
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
15,3%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
30,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
44,0g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
13,1%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
31,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
29,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest61.1%
Crops6.2%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)31.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 14 lakes · 50 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
429,4km
Lake surface here
7,54km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
21 550km²
Discharge in basins
94,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 174mm/an
Mean T°
16,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
413mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
95m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Thompson Creeksub-area911 km²overlap771.96 km²37%
- Bassin de Lynches Riversub-area1 047,7 km²overlap483.02 km²23%
- Bassin de Black Creeksub-area1 178,7 km²overlap444.31 km²21%
- Bassin de Great Pee Dee Riversub-area1 480,6 km²overlap224.17 km²11%
- Bassin de Pee Dee Riversub-area1 722,7 km²overlap127.19 km²6%
- Bassin de Brown Creeksub-area641,3 km²overlap20.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Lynches Riversub-area556,8 km²overlap9.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Lanes Creeksub-area349,3 km²overlap1.37 km²0%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Lake Robinsonarea8,1 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 1061366area0,7 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1061406area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1061394area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1061338area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1061378area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1061322area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1061418area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1061163area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
Rivers / streams (50, ord ≥ 4)
- Thompson Creekord 3len here57.98 km95%total61 km
- Black Creekord 4len here30.97 km23%total133 km
- Juniper Creekord 3len here21.19 km31%total68 km
- Jessies Branchord 1len here19.60 km100%total20 km
- Deep Creekord 2len here17.85 km52%total34 km
- Cedar Creekord 5len here16.14 km21%total76 km
- Lynches Riverord 4len here14.32 km7%total196 km
- Big Bear Creekord 2len here14.07 km35%total41 km
- Great Pee Dee Riverord 6len here13.59 km5%total257 km
- Westfield Creekord 2len here13.05 km98%total13 km
- Indian Creekord 3len here12.70 km66%total19 km
- Oxpen Branchord 1len here11.86 km100%total12 km
38 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Mount Prong Creekord 2len here9.59 km100%total10 km
- Little Black Creekord 1len here9.45 km100%total9 km
- Jimmies Creekord 1len here9.05 km100%total9 km
- Big Beaverdam Creekord 1len here8.97 km79%total11 km
- Little Bear Creekord 2len here8.92 km29%total31 km
- Reedys Branchord 1len here8.59 km100%total9 km
- Ham Creekord 2len here7.86 km100%total8 km
- Coker Branchord 2len here7.64 km100%total8 km
- Little Beaverdam Branchord 1len here6.90 km100%total7 km
- Spot Mill Creekord 1len here6.84 km98%total7 km
- Little Cedar Creekord 2len here6.74 km100%total7 km
- Bear Creekord 2len here6.73 km22%total30 km
- Lower Alligator Creekord 3len here6.14 km100%total6 km
- Harris Creekord 1len here6.04 km94%total6 km
- Dead Pine Branchord 1len here5.43 km100%total5 km
- Pee Dee Riverord 5len here5.24 km5%total111 km
- Beaverdam Creekord 2len here5.11 km8%total61 km
- Little Westfield Creekord 1len here4.99 km100%total5 km
- Twitty Prongord 1len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Huckleberry Branchord 1len here4.69 km100%total5 km
- Bay Branchord 1len here4.44 km100%total4 km
- Little Juniper Creekord 2len here4.20 km100%total4 km
- Stone House Creekord 1len here4.06 km100%total4 km
- Mill Creekord 5len here4.02 km6%total73 km
- Clay Creekord 1len here3.88 km78%total5 km
- Little Alligator Creekord 1len here3.55 km100%total4 km
- Beaver Creekord 2len here3.32 km11%total29 km
- Goodmans Creekord 1len here3.16 km100%total3 km
- Abrams Creekord 1len here2.56 km100%total3 km
- Cow Branchord 3len here1.94 km34%total6 km
- Hugh Creekord 1len here1.88 km100%total2 km
- Crews Branchord 1len here1.88 km100%total2 km
- Jenning Branchord 1len here1.88 km100%total2 km
- Little Brown Creekord 1len here1.69 km25%total7 km
- Rogers Branchord 1len here1.66 km100%total2 km
- Reedy Branchord 1len here1.16 km16%total7 km
- Boggy Branchord 1len here0.57 km10%total6 km
- Whortleberry Creekord 1len here0.43 km14%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
45,2%
Pesticides
17,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN V · 6IUCN IV · 1
Sand Hills
IUCN VState Forest
167 km²
McBee
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1993
5 km²
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 2004
4 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Chesterfield, SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 2001
2 km²
Campbells Crossroads
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1986
1 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Carolina SandhillsNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1939186 km²
- Sand HillsState ForestIUCN V167 km²
- McBeeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19935 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), SCReserve ProgramIUCN V20044 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Chesterfield, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V20012 km²
- Campbells CrossroadsWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19861 km²
- Angelus TractWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN