Wildlife Habitat Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWildlife Habitat Areas · 2019
11 793 km²
Commune · CAN
Cowichan Valley E
Canada
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(99 %)
Species observed
2 202
Observations
229 551
Area
135,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Cowichan Valley E : 25 espèces reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.133
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
2 202 distinct species · 229 551 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 694mm
Warmest m°
24,5°C
Coldest m°
-1,1°C
Elevation: 247 m on average (min 10 m, max 1 076 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 694mm
Warmest month
24,5°C
Coldest month
-1,1°C
Mean alt.
247m
Min
10m
Max
1 076m
Std. dev.
210m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
39,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Cowichan Valley
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
75,6g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
40,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
50,5g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
40,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
39,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest76.8%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)20.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
52,2km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 377km²
Discharge in basins
5,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 636mm/an
Mean T°
7,9°C
Moisture idx
0,53
Max snow
28%
Mean runoff
1 476mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
405m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Currie Creekord 2len here8.82 km55%total16 km
- Holt Creekord 4len here8.41 km47%total18 km
- Glenora Creekord 2len here8.33 km100%total8 km
- Chemainus Riverord 3len here7.88 km11%total70 km
- Koksilah Riverord 4len here6.27 km11%total57 km
- Cowichan Riverord 5len here5.75 km11%total53 km
- Kelvin Creekord 2len here5.05 km45%total11 km
- Menzies Creekord 1len here1.74 km30%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
34,4%
Pesticides
4,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN