Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Constituency · SWZ
Dvokodvweni
Swaziland
BShArid, steppe, hot(83 %)
Species observed
380
Observations
2 827
Area
514,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Dvokodvweni : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.060
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
380 distinct species · 2 827 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
728mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
10,2°C
Elevation: 363 m on average (min 243 m, max 720 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
728mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
363m
Min
243m
Max
720m
Std. dev.
91m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(83 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
49,5%
Silt
19,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
19,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
48,0%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.5%
Crops36.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)35.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
27,2km
Lake surface here
0,40km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
16 768km²
Discharge in basins
16,7m³/s
Mean precip.
710mm/an
Mean T°
21,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,53
Mean runoff
156mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
393m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
91,3%
Pesticides
14,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Hlane Royal National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1967
217 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN