Westerwälder Kuppenland
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2005
32 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Elz
Germany
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 146
Observations
4 556
Area
16,9km²
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 Elz : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 110 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 18.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
110
Connectance
0.185
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
1 146 distinct species · 4 556 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,5°C
Annual rain
767mm
Warmest m°
22,7°C
Coldest m°
-1,9°C
Elevation: 187 m on average (min 117 m, max 273 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,5°C
Annual rain
767mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
-1,9°C
Mean alt.
187m
Min
117m
Max
273m
Std. dev.
44m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
49,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Limburg-Weilburg
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
59,4g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
22,8%
Silt
50,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
21,9%
Silt
50,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
23,5%
Silt
48,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.0%
Crops30.8%
Built-up3.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)24.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
5 913km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
782mm/an
Mean T°
8,3°C
Moisture idx
0,08
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
280mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
338m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
1,9nW
Built-up
306,3%
Pesticides
29,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 1
Elbbachaue östlich von Elz
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2008
0 km²
Waldgebiet westlich von Elz
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2008
0 km²
Kiesgrube von Niederhadamar
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1988
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN