Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Ehlanzeni

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(56 %)

Species observed

13 977

Observations

3 686 004

Area

27 895,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 14 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 Ehlanzeni : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.121
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

13 977 distinct species · 3 686 004 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 686 004 obs · 686 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 69 463
14 671–69 462
3 329–14 670
1 030–3 328
< 1 030

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,9°C

Annual rain

771mm

Warmest m°

28,2°C

Coldest m°

8,6°C

Elevation: 696 m on average (min 136 m, max 2 225 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,9°C
Annual rain
771mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
696m
Min
136m
Max
2 225m
Std. dev.
489m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(56 %)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

16,7g/kg

Clay

30,9%

Sand

50,4%

Silt

18,7%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
19,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
51,4%
Silt
18,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
18,1%

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

Land cover

Forest23.9%
Crops16.2%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)58.3%

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

Hydrology57 basins · 50 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 930,2km

Lake surface here

58,71km²

Basins crossed

57

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

69 648km²

Discharge in basins

429,2m³/s

Mean precip.

769mm/an

Mean T°

20,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,49

Mean runoff

101mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

688m

Watersheds crossing here

48 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

1hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

78,4%

Pesticides

14,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas90

IUCN Not Reported · 88IUCN Not Applicable · 2
Complete list

+ 30 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations5