Ontologia

Province · zaf

Eastern Cape

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(38 %)

Species observed

23 251

Observations

2 821 811

Area

168 905,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 34 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 Eastern Cape : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.053
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

23 251 distinct species · 2 821 811 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 821 811 obs · 93 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 347 540
76 115–347 539
19 332–76 114
12 634–19 331
< 12 634

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

15,9°C

Annual rain

618mm

Warmest m°

26,9°C

Coldest m°

4,4°C

Elevation: 973 m on average (min -51 m, max 2 878 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,9°C
Annual rain
618mm
Warmest month
26,9°C
Coldest month
4,4°C
Mean alt.
973m
Min
-51m
Max
2 878m
Std. dev.
515m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(38 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

19,2g/kg

Clay

26,4%

Sand

49,3%

Silt

24,3%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
17,9g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
24,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
46,1%
Silt
23,2%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest8.9%
Crops11.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil7.7%
Other (grassland, water…)71.9%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology300 basins · 50 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

15 173,9km

Lake surface here

362,00km²

Basins crossed

300

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

71 229km²

Discharge in basins

3 007,4m³/s

Mean precip.

584mm/an

Mean T°

15,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,55

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

102mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

981m

Watersheds crossing here

291 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

38,5%

Pesticides

12,7kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas100

IUCN Not Reported · 99IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 18
Complete list

+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations8