Driefontein Grasslands
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
1 998 km²
District · ZWE
Chirumhanzu
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(36 %)
Species observed
1 037
Observations
3 305
Area
4 749,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Chirumhanzu : 17 espèces reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.090
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
1 037 distinct species · 3 305 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,9°C
Annual rain
660mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 1 345 m on average (min 1 032 m, max 1 504 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
660mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
1 345m
Min
1 032m
Max
1 504m
Std. dev.
95m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(36 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
18,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
19,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
18,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
18,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.3%
Crops28.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)50.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 13 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
228,3km
Lake surface here
4,78km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 317km²
Discharge in basins
13,5m³/s
Mean precip.
692mm/an
Mean T°
18,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
85mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 324m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area1 565,7 km²overlap925.46 km²19%
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area898 km²overlap895.32 km²19%
- Basin #13260sub-area1 700,5 km²overlap825.30 km²17%
- Basin #13250sub-area1 183,4 km²overlap665.16 km²14%
- Bassin de Munyati Riversub-area1 318,2 km²overlap512.53 km²11%
- Bassin de Bembazaan Riversub-area993,9 km²overlap343.43 km²7%
- Basin #14510sub-area1 230,5 km²overlap284.68 km²6%
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area853,1 km²overlap128.26 km²3%
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area1 921,2 km²overlap71.21 km²1%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Sebakwe Damarea21,6 km²avg depth12.3 m
- Lake #82676area1,3 km²avg depth31.1 m
- Lake #82671area1,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1415826area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1415782area0,5 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1416009area0,5 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1416059area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1415896area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1415954area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,1%
Pesticides
4,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN V · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN