Gorges de la Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
588 km²
Commune · FRA
Cussac-sur-Loire
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
940
Observations
3 354
Area
9,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Cussac-sur-Loire : 35 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 79 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 10.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.101
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
940 distinct species · 3 354 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,3°C
Annual rain
939mm
Warmest m°
22,7°C
Coldest m°
-1,9°C
Elevation: 830 m on average (min 692 m, max 976 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,3°C
Annual rain
939mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
-1,9°C
Mean alt.
830m
Min
692m
Max
976m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
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
35,1g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
36,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Haute-Loire
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
55,1g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
42,8%
Silt
37,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
29,9g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
35,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.2%
Crops28.4%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)36.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,5km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 972km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
771mm/an
Mean T°
7,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
394mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
969m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
215,5%
Pesticides
44,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Gorges de la Loire et affluents partie sud
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2016
71 km²
Carrière de Solignac (dite de Coucouron)
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.