Vaalbos National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1986
46 km²
Commune · ZAF
Dikgatlong
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(53 %)
Species observed
1 369
Observations
37 887
Area
7 314,7km²
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 Dikgatlong : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.079
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
1 369 distinct species · 37 887 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,9°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
3,3°C
Elevation: 1 267 m on average (min 1 009 m, max 1 690 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,9°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
3,3°C
Mean alt.
1 267m
Min
1 009m
Max
1 690m
Std. dev.
148m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(53 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
65,0%
Silt
12,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Frances Baard
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
12,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
12,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.6%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.7%
Other (grassland, water…)84.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 6 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
365,8km
Lake surface here
8,53km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
152 696km²
Discharge in basins
726,3m³/s
Mean precip.
450mm/an
Mean T°
17,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,73
Mean runoff
38mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 293m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area1 382,9 km²overlap1281.32 km²18%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area1 634,6 km²overlap827.03 km²11%
- Basin #19430sub-area1 621,6 km²overlap632.56 km²9%
- Bassin de Klein-Boetsapriviersub-area990,4 km²overlap620.37 km²8%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area1 145,9 km²overlap617.62 km²8%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area435,3 km²overlap434.67 km²6%
- Basin #21260sub-area370,5 km²overlap369.98 km²5%
- Basin #25150sub-area1 532,5 km²overlap356.61 km²5%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area349,7 km²overlap349.14 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area503,6 km²overlap302.64 km²4%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area293,8 km²overlap284.42 km²4%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area550,8 km²overlap260.23 km²4%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area470,8 km²overlap180.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area144,1 km²overlap143.93 km²2%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area142,7 km²overlap142.48 km²2%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area246,7 km²overlap115.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area255,6 km²overlap100.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area123,4 km²overlap94.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area281,9 km²overlap66.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area421,1 km²overlap46.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area43,5 km²overlap43.47 km²1%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area495,6 km²overlap36.60 km²1%
- Basin #25940sub-area985,1 km²overlap6.76 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,1%
Pesticides
2,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN