Ontologia

Subdivision · BEL

Essen

Belgium

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

3 051

Observations

75 036

Area

42,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Essen : 17 espèces reliées par 134 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 25.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
134
Connectance
0.254
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

3 051 distinct species · 75 036 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

75 036 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 75 036
75 036–75 035
75 036–75 035
75 036–75 035
< 75 036

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,4°C

Annual rain

871mm

Warmest m°

22,0°C

Coldest m°

0,8°C

Elevation: 14 m on average (min 9 m, max 18 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,4°C
Annual rain
871mm
Warmest month
22,0°C
Coldest month
0,8°C
Mean alt.
14m
Min
9m
Max
18m
Std. dev.
2m
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

5,5

Org. C

47,6g/kg

Clay

16,8%

Sand

61,2%

Silt

22,1%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Antwerpen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
67,4g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
22,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
40,5g/kg
Clay
15,3%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
34,7g/kg
Clay
15,5%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
21,7%

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

Land cover

Forest26.7%
Crops31.4%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)38.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

9,6km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 100km²

Discharge in basins

0,6m³/s

Mean precip.

782mm/an

Mean T°

9,9°C

Moisture idx

0,13

Max snow

10%

Mean runoff

452mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

8m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

2,1nW

Built-up

322,2%

Pesticides

64,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 1

NNN-NB

IUCN Not Assigned

Nature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations · 2015

1 317 km²

Kalmthoutse Heide

IUCN Not Reported

Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1988

22 km²

Kalmthoutse Heide

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1986

18 km²

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