Crater Mountain
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 1993
2 739 km²
Province · png
Chimbu
Papua New Guinea
AfTropical, rainforest(49 %)
Species observed
3 479
Observations
40 860
Area
6 141,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Chimbu : 9 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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
3 479 distinct species · 40 860 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,2°C
Annual rain
3 556mm
Warmest m°
22,7°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 1 560 m on average (min 360 m, max 4 110 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
3 556mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
1 560m
Min
360m
Max
4 110m
Std. dev.
677m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(49 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
71,2g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
30,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
101,0g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
30,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
66,7g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
46,0g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
29,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.7%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)18.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 0 lakes · 52 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
936,3km
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
23 822km²
Discharge in basins
1 948,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 928mm/an
Mean T°
18,7°C
Moisture idx
0,47
Mean runoff
1 628mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 638m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Wamu Riversub-area2 347 km²overlap1795.61 km²29%
- Bassin de Pio Riversub-area2 000,8 km²overlap1362.20 km²22%
- Bassin de Simbu Riversub-area633 km²overlap599.60 km²10%
- Bassin de Wahgi Riversub-area1 812,5 km²overlap594.92 km²10%
- Bassin de Wahgi Riversub-area371 km²overlap368.79 km²6%
- Bassin de Mai Riversub-area476 km²overlap279.59 km²5%
- Bassin de Maril Riversub-area256,1 km²overlap255.01 km²4%
- Bassin de Erave Riversub-area1 313,7 km²overlap227.48 km²4%
- Basin #09250sub-area129,4 km²overlap128.83 km²2%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Wahgi Riversub-area118,4 km²overlap117.92 km²2%
- Basin #03140sub-area202,6 km²overlap112.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Wahgi Riversub-area82 km²overlap81.68 km²1%
- Bassin de Asaro Riversub-area182,8 km²overlap77.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Pio Riversub-area112,5 km²overlap60.39 km²1%
- Basin #04390sub-area123 km²overlap32.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Monogo Riversub-area463,2 km²overlap15.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Aure Riversub-area502,7 km²overlap9.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Yani Riversub-area1 217,9 km²overlap9.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Ramu Riversub-area1 763 km²overlap5.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Jimi Riversub-area914,2 km²overlap5.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Pio Riversub-area341 km²overlap0.10 km²0%
Rivers / streams (52, ord ≥ 4)
- Wahgi Riverord 6len here181.33 km55%total329 km
- Pio Riverord 7len here105.36 km66%total159 km
- Koronigle Riverord 3len here55.38 km100%total55 km
- Koma Riverord 4len here54.80 km61%total90 km
- Simbu Riverord 4len here44.39 km100%total44 km
- Maril Riverord 3len here43.08 km100%total43 km
- Sena Riverord 6len here40.14 km100%total40 km
- Soma Riverord 3len here39.75 km69%total58 km
- Oima Riverord 6len here30.30 km100%total30 km
- Sinaga Creekord 2len here22.98 km100%total23 km
- Nomandi Riverord 3len here22.08 km68%total32 km
- Oliabai Riverord 6len here20.62 km100%total21 km
40 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Garniger Riverord 5len here17.68 km99%total18 km
- Kwi Riverord 2len here15.94 km100%total16 km
- Asaro Riverord 5len here15.59 km7%total214 km
- Goe Creekord 3len here15.40 km100%total15 km
- Ga Riverord 2len here14.05 km95%total15 km
- Colese Creekord 2len here11.84 km100%total12 km
- Kanninga Riverord 4len here11.57 km100%total12 km
- Dama Creekord 2len here11.17 km100%total11 km
- Gwaki Creekord 2len here10.96 km100%total11 km
- Agiobilei Creekord 3len here10.86 km100%total11 km
- Nemi Riverord 3len here9.74 km98%total10 km
- Baikabai Riverord 4len here9.50 km100%total10 km
- Erinigl Riverord 1len here8.96 km100%total9 km
- Gembogl Riverord 3len here8.77 km100%total9 km
- Mam Riverord 3len here7.83 km100%total8 km
- Nami Riverord 6len here7.41 km100%total7 km
- Sid Creekord 2len here6.60 km100%total7 km
- Kagi Riverord 6len here6.25 km100%total6 km
- Muminilgel Creekord 6len here5.73 km61%total9 km
- Makul Creekord 6len here5.56 km88%total6 km
- Oboi Riverord 5len here5.22 km100%total5 km
- Fulene Riverord 2len here4.91 km100%total5 km
- Wamu Riverord 6len here4.80 km9%total56 km
- Temnigl Riverord 3len here4.80 km99%total5 km
- Gidahu Riverord 6len here4.70 km30%total15 km
- Kirai Creekord 4len here4.59 km100%total5 km
- Muru Creekord 1len here4.30 km100%total4 km
- Dam Creekord 5len here4.21 km100%total4 km
- Augenigl Creekord 1len here4.03 km100%total4 km
- Gei Creekord 1len here3.46 km100%total3 km
- Mainigl Creekord 2len here2.88 km100%total3 km
- Ngumi Creekord 2len here2.88 km100%total3 km
- Kenangi Riverord 4len here2.86 km66%total4 km
- Irunigl Creekord 1len here2.09 km100%total2 km
- Kuragamba Riverord 2len here1.85 km100%total2 km
- Kongorogonigl Creekord 1len here1.81 km100%total2 km
- Mianigl Creekord 1len here1.63 km100%total2 km
- Keglsugl Creekord 1len here1.44 km100%total1 km
- Yari Riverord 5len here1.22 km7%total19 km
- Mai Riverord 3len here1.02 km3%total37 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
7,4%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Mt Wilhelm
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1990
8 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN