Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Emnambithi/Ladysmith

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(61 %)

Species observed

1 998

Observations

87 227

Area

2 964,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 Emnambithi/Ladysmith : 18 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.089
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

1 998 distinct species · 87 227 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

87 227 obs · 76 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 13 868
3 191–13 867
543–3 190
174–542
< 174

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,9°C

Annual rain

853mm

Warmest m°

26,8°C

Coldest m°

4,0°C

Elevation: 1 220 m on average (min 854 m, max 1 837 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
853mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
4,0°C
Mean alt.
1 220m
Min
854m
Max
1 837m
Std. dev.
170m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(61 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

16,7g/kg

Clay

29,6%

Sand

54,8%

Silt

15,6%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Uthukela

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,6g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
15,2%

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

Land cover

Forest11.9%
Crops20.1%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)65.6%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 5 lakes · 13 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

402,7km

Lake surface here

3,03km²

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

7 704km²

Discharge in basins

7,1m³/s

Mean precip.

786mm/an

Mean T°

16,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

83mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 239m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (5, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

76,3%

Pesticides

17,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 6

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