Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Emalahleni

South Africa

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)

Species observed

1 090

Observations

18 900

Area

3 447,2km²

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 Emalahleni : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.046
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

1 090 distinct species · 18 900 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

18 900 obs · 75 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 908
501–4 907
111–500
51–110
< 51

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,5°C

Annual rain

639mm

Warmest m°

25,6°C

Coldest m°

2,5°C

Elevation: 1 362 m on average (min 842 m, max 2 356 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
639mm
Warmest month
25,6°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
1 362m
Min
842m
Max
2 356m
Std. dev.
239m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)Temperate

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

17,1g/kg

Clay

27,0%

Sand

46,2%

Silt

26,8%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Chris Hani

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
27,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
25,2%

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

Land cover

Forest6.9%
Crops17.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil4.4%
Other (grassland, water…)71.1%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 11 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

370,2km

Lake surface here

25,60km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

6 886km²

Discharge in basins

12,0m³/s

Mean precip.

599mm/an

Mean T°

14,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,56

Mean runoff

70mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 365m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

44,2%

Pesticides

20,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

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