Golden Gate Highlands National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1963
328 km²
Commune · ZAF
Dihlabeng
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 667
Observations
240 998
Area
4 880km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Dihlabeng : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.083
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 667 distinct species · 240 998 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,7°C
Annual rain
770mm
Warmest m°
24,3°C
Coldest m°
0,1°C
Elevation: 1 745 m on average (min 1 511 m, max 2 428 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,7°C
Annual rain
770mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
0,1°C
Mean alt.
1 745m
Min
1 511m
Max
2 428m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, 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
6,1
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
56,2%
Silt
17,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Thabo Mofutsanyane
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
17,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
18,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
17,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops33.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.9%
Other (grassland, water…)58.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 31 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
498,3km
Lake surface here
13,77km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 396km²
Discharge in basins
20,0m³/s
Mean precip.
745mm/an
Mean T°
14,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
63mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 733m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Brandwaterriviersub-area769,3 km²overlap767.09 km²16%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 440,2 km²overlap540.20 km²11%
- Bassin de Little Caledonsub-area512,5 km²overlap510.97 km²10%
- Bassin de Tierkloofriviersub-area884,5 km²overlap507.27 km²10%
- Bassin de Valsriviersub-area1 492,3 km²overlap411.00 km²8%
- Bassin de As Riversub-area349,9 km²overlap349.35 km²7%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvlei Riversub-area404,3 km²overlap347.42 km²7%
- Bassin de Jordan Riversub-area308,5 km²overlap308.05 km²6%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area694,5 km²overlap291.59 km²6%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Meulspruitsub-area1 068,1 km²overlap259.37 km²5%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvleisub-area631,4 km²overlap241.59 km²5%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvlei Riversub-area134,6 km²overlap134.45 km²3%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area935,6 km²overlap127.20 km²3%
- Bassin de Rus se Spruitsub-area582,4 km²overlap41.12 km²1%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area195,3 km²overlap30.14 km²1%
- Bassin de Wonderkopspruitsub-area811,8 km²overlap6.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area197,1 km²overlap5.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Elandsriviersub-area1 527,7 km²overlap1.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area239 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
Lakes (31, top by area)
- Saulspoortdamarea3,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Loch Athlonearea1,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lake #83612area1,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1420925area0,9 km²avg depth30.4 m
- Lac 1420729area0,7 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1420832area0,7 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420897area0,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420762area0,6 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420849area0,5 km²avg depth3.8 m
22 more lakes
- Lac 1420805area0,4 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1420903area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420811area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1421012area0,3 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1421023area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420915area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420930area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420730area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420766area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420768area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1420887area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1420820area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1420929area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420750area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420947area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420944area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1421156area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1421098area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1421024area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1420909area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420884area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1421236area0,1 km²avg depth4.3 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Little Caledonord 3len here91.92 km96%total96 km
- Liebenbergsvlei Riverord 4len here62.12 km100%total62 km
- Brandwaterrivierord 4len here55.85 km100%total56 km
- As Riverord 3len here52.60 km100%total53 km
- Grootspruitord 4len here42.03 km78%total54 km
- Liebenbergsvleiord 4len here34.47 km15%total234 km
- Sand Riverord 4len here27.37 km9%total314 km
- Caledon Riverord 6len here26.44 km3%total831 km
- Debeerspruitord 2len here19.59 km52%total38 km
- Opkomspruitord 3len here16.41 km100%total16 km
- Jordan Riverord 3len here13.03 km100%total13 km
- Valsrivierord 3len here12.86 km22%total58 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Swartspruitord 2len here11.74 km100%total12 km
- Rexford spruitord 2len here9.52 km100%total10 km
- Hololo riverord 3len here8.43 km24%total35 km
- Tierkloofrivierord 3len here4.62 km13%total35 km
- Sandrivierord 2len here4.41 km49%total9 km
- Qalo Riverord 3len here2.43 km18%total14 km
- Sandspruitord 3len here2.24 km1%total275 km
- Lipelaneng Riverord 2len here0.24 km4%total6 km
- Literapengord 2len here≈ tangenttotal18 km
- Liqhobong Riverord 1len here≈ tangenttotal5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
23,6%
Pesticides
42,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas20
IUCN Not Reported · 20
Kukuzan Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
60 km²
Heelbo Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
33 km²
Visierskerf Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
29 km²
Eureka Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
16 km²
Zuid Wolhuterskop 670
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1985
16 km²
Complete list20 protected areas
- Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported1963328 km²
- Kukuzan ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200060 km²
- Heelbo Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200133 km²
- Visierskerf Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199729 km²
- Eureka Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200016 km²
- Zuid Wolhuterskop 670Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198516 km²
- Thaba Thabo Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199614 km²
- Vaalbank no 156 RemainderNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19858 km²
- Bergdeel Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19938 km²
- Uitzicht Game FarmNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20017 km²
- Clarens Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19857 km²
- Mount Horeb EstateNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20017 km²
- Camorhi Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19976 km²
- Moreson Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19955 km²
- Loch Athlone Bird SanctuaryNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19935 km²
- Phumba SafarisNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20003 km²
- Kison 1527Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19853 km²
- De Ark Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20012 km²
- Groenvlei 1015 Portion 2Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19851 km²
- Kison A 1527Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19850 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN