Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Eden

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(59 %)

Species observed

14 596

Observations

1 680 831

Area

23 321,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Eden : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
23
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

14 596 distinct species · 1 680 831 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 680 831 obs · 668 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 29 094
5 555–29 093
1 473–5 554
469–1 472
< 469

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

16,1°C

Annual rain

531mm

Warmest m°

26,5°C

Coldest m°

6,0°C

Elevation: 480 m on average (min -89 m, max 1 891 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,1°C
Annual rain
531mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
6,0°C
Mean alt.
480m
Min
-89m
Max
1 891m
Std. dev.
327m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(59 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,9

Org. C

26,5g/kg

Clay

22,2%

Sand

60,7%

Silt

17,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
37,9g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
17,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
17,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
16,9%

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

Land cover

Forest6.7%
Crops6.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil12.1%
Other (grassland, water…)74.5%

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

Hydrology39 basins · 20 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 344,8km

Lake surface here

21,94km²

Basins crossed

39

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

45 082km²

Discharge in basins

175,2m³/s

Mean precip.

497mm/an

Mean T°

15,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,61

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

56mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

503m

Watersheds crossing here

30 more basins

Lakes (20, top by area)

11 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

22,0%

Pesticides

9,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas100

IUCN Not Reported · 98IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 20
Complete list

+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations7