Sand Hills
IUCN VState Forest
167 km²
County · USA
Darlington
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 035
Observations
54 435
Area
1 469,4km²
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 Darlington : 22 espèces reliées par 73 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
73
Connectance
0.123
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
2 035 distinct species · 54 435 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
2,6°C
Elevation: 53 m on average (min 12 m, max 130 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
2,6°C
Mean alt.
53m
Min
12m
Max
130m
Std. dev.
18m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
25,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
47,8g/kg
Clay
14,7%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
13,4%
Sand
61,3%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
24,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest51.7%
Crops17.1%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)29.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 5 lakes · 27 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
350,5km
Lake surface here
5,32km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
21 550km²
Discharge in basins
93,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 168mm/an
Mean T°
16,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
454mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
62m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Black Creeksub-area1 178,7 km²overlap626.34 km²43%
- Bassin de Great Pee Dee Riversub-area1 480,6 km²overlap371.11 km²25%
- Bassin de Jeffries Creeksub-area600,3 km²overlap291.16 km²20%
- Bassin de Jeffries Creeksub-area544,8 km²overlap93.84 km²6%
- Bassin de Lynches Riversub-area556,8 km²overlap86.84 km²6%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)
- Black Creekord 4len here81.37 km61%total133 km
- Jeffries Creekord 3len here43.10 km53%total81 km
- Great Pee Dee Riverord 6len here37.81 km15%total257 km
- Swift Creekord 2len here24.53 km100%total25 km
- High Hill Creekord 2len here17.22 km82%total21 km
- Flat Creekord 2len here14.34 km43%total33 km
- Back Swampord 3len here13.77 km48%total29 km
- Bellyache Creekord 2len here12.44 km100%total12 km
- Lynches Riverord 4len here11.60 km6%total196 km
- Hurricane Branchord 1len here11.40 km93%total12 km
- Cedar Creekord 5len here10.85 km14%total76 km
- Buckholtz Creekord 1len here10.56 km100%total11 km
15 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Beaverdam Creekord 2len here8.18 km13%total61 km
- Sparrow Swampord 2len here8.13 km100%total8 km
- Boggy Swampord 1len here7.62 km59%total13 km
- Indian Creekord 3len here6.68 km34%total19 km
- Seed Branchord 3len here6.31 km100%total6 km
- Little Boggy Swampord 1len here5.08 km100%total5 km
- Pond Hollow Branchord 1len here4.23 km100%total4 km
- Star Fork Branchord 2len here3.85 km100%total4 km
- Alligator Creekord 2len here3.61 km100%total4 km
- Fountain Branchord 1len here3.49 km100%total3 km
- Big Beaverdam Creekord 1len here2.31 km20%total11 km
- Middle Swampord 3len here1.44 km6%total25 km
- Harris Creekord 1len here0.37 km6%total6 km
- Spot Mill Creekord 1len here0.13 km2%total7 km
- Big Branchord 3len here0.09 km0%total51 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,9nW
Built-up
85,8%
Pesticides
15,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN V · 5IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN III · 1
Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve /
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
11 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Lee, SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 1997
11 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Darlington, SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 2004
9 km²
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc
IUCN VConservation Easement
6 km²
Segars-McKinnon
IUCN IIIHeritage Preserve
3 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Sand HillsState ForestIUCN V167 km²
- Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve /Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V11 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Lee, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V199711 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Darlington, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V20049 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of ScConservation EasementIUCN V6 km²
- Segars-McKinnonHeritage PreserveIUCN III3 km²
- SegarsConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- USFWS Easement, Former Fmha-M. FlowersEasementIUCN Not Assigned19962 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN