Bosworth Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1955
12 km²
Commune · ZAF
City of Matlosana
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)
Species observed
1 495
Observations
246 141
Area
3 561,5km²
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 City of Matlosana : 17 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.094
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
1 495 distinct species · 246 141 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,1°C
Annual rain
607mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
3,2°C
Elevation: 1 416 m on average (min 1 262 m, max 1 625 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,1°C
Annual rain
607mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
1 416m
Min
1 262m
Max
1 625m
Std. dev.
86m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
10,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Dr Kenneth Kaunda
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
10,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
69,1%
Silt
10,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
9,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.7%
Crops33.9%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil3.2%
Other (grassland, water…)57.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 25 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
171,7km
Lake surface here
14,47km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
72 199km²
Discharge in basins
74,5m³/s
Mean precip.
614mm/an
Mean T°
16,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 400m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area2 083,8 km²overlap895.90 km²25%
- Basin #06670sub-area565,4 km²overlap540.30 km²15%
- Bassin de Jagspruitsub-area488,2 km²overlap486.98 km²14%
- Bassin de Skoonspruitsub-area446,3 km²overlap445.42 km²13%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area1 364,5 km²overlap391.55 km²11%
- Basin #06770sub-area344 km²overlap343.25 km²10%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area896,3 km²overlap156.55 km²4%
- Bassin de Makwassiespruitsub-area1 246,2 km²overlap153.50 km²4%
- Basin #05270sub-area181,1 km²overlap61.45 km²2%
Lakes (25, top by area)
- Klerksdorp Damarea2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lake #83412area1,4 km²avg depth8.8 m
- Lake #83414area1,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lake #83411area1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1419610area0,9 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1419772area0,9 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1419771area0,8 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1419535area0,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419757area0,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
16 more lakes
- Lac 1419769area0,7 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1419768area0,6 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1419782area0,5 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1419819area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1419688area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419778area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1419786area0,3 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1419713area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419493area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1419785area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1419790area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1419623area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1419678area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419734area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1419560area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1419507area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
92,8%
Pesticides
36,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Faan Meintjies Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1969
12 km²
Boskoppie Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN