Driefontein Grasslands
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
1 998 km²
District · ZWE
Chikomba
Zimbabwe
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)
Species observed
352
Observations
1 081
Area
6 503,2km²
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 Chikomba : 17 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.076
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
352 distinct species · 1 081 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,4°C
Annual rain
731mm
Warmest m°
27,2°C
Coldest m°
7,3°C
Elevation: 1 376 m on average (min 900 m, max 1 566 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
731mm
Warmest month
27,2°C
Coldest month
7,3°C
Mean alt.
1 376m
Min
900m
Max
1 566m
Std. dev.
97m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
16,9%
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
6,0
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
17,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
17,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
16,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.1%
Crops31.6%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)49.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 7 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
412,3km
Lake surface here
2,81km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 793km²
Discharge in basins
27,4m³/s
Mean precip.
737mm/an
Mean T°
18,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
92mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 332m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mwerahari Riversub-area2 640,7 km²overlap1213.74 km²19%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area1 318,2 km²overlap759.74 km²12%
- Bassin de Ngezisub-area1 735,8 km²overlap672.26 km²10%
- Bassin de Savesub-area612,2 km²overlap610.32 km²9%
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area1 565,7 km²overlap590.86 km²9%
- Bassin de Savesub-area664,3 km²overlap372.30 km²6%
- Bassin de Nyazvidzi Riversub-area575,3 km²overlap358.31 km²6%
- Basin #02060sub-area286,7 km²overlap267.62 km²4%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area242,8 km²overlap242.07 km²4%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area235,2 km²overlap234.45 km²4%
- Bassin de Savesub-area289 km²overlap231.45 km²4%
- Bassin de Savesub-area297,1 km²overlap207.53 km²3%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area157,3 km²overlap156.80 km²2%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area151,5 km²overlap151.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Mupfure Riversub-area1 248,9 km²overlap128.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Savesub-area192,2 km²overlap112.74 km²2%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area252,6 km²overlap101.81 km²2%
- Bassin de Savesub-area102,5 km²overlap56.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Savesub-area515,1 km²overlap35.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Savesub-area408,6 km²overlap0.17 km²0%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Munyati Riverord 5len here137.93 km15%total915 km
- Sebakweord 5len here94.58 km22%total423 km
- Saveord 7len here91.92 km11%total814 km
- Ngeziord 3len here63.36 km34%total184 km
- Muroveord 2len here12.12 km21%total58 km
- Little Sebakwe Riverord 2len here11.44 km100%total11 km
- Nyazvidzi Riverord 4len here0.91 km0%total271 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
22,9%
Pesticides
5,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN