Setesdal Vesthei Ryfylkeheiane
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 459 km²
Municipality · NOR
Forsand
Norway
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(73 %)
Species observed
3 054
Observations
27 838
Area
772,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Forsand : 30 espèces reliées par 102 interactions GloBI sur 7 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
102
Connectance
0.118
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
3 054 distinct species · 27 838 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,8°C
Annual rain
3 366mm
Warmest m°
14,8°C
Coldest m°
-6,6°C
Elevation: 683 m on average (min -187 m, max 1 230 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,8°C
Annual rain
3 366mm
Warmest month
14,8°C
Coldest month
-6,6°C
Mean alt.
683m
Min
-187m
Max
1 230m
Std. dev.
300m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(73 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
200,2g/kg
Clay
6,6%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
39,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
233,1g/kg
Clay
6,4%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
40,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
218,8g/kg
Clay
6,0%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
39,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
148,6g/kg
Clay
7,2%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
36,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.4%
Crops2.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil12.2%
Other (grassland, water…)65.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 50 lakes · 32 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
134,9km
Lake surface here
40,65km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 883km²
Discharge in basins
8,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 755mm/an
Mean T°
5,1°C
Moisture idx
0,77
Max snow
50%
Mean runoff
1 734mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
390m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Store Auravatnetarea32,1 km²avg depth43.6 m
- Lyngsvatnetarea12,8 km²avg depth21.5 m
- Sandvatnetarea6,2 km²avg depth20.8 m
- Store Tjodanvatnarea3,5 km²avg depth16.3 m
- Nilsebuvatnarea3,3 km²avg depth9.2 m
- Vassleiaarea1,9 km²avg depth13.4 m
- Espedalsvatnetarea1,7 km²avg depth25.7 m
- Haukalivatnetarea1,6 km²avg depth30.4 m
- Strandvatnetarea1,6 km²avg depth18.9 m
41 more lakes
- Stora Flørlivatnetarea1,4 km²avg depth38.5 m
- Kamsvatnetarea1,2 km²avg depth24.0 m
- Andersvatnetarea1,2 km²avg depth14.4 m
- Lauvvatnetarea1,2 km²avg depth12.2 m
- Lac 1295469area0,9 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1296528area0,9 km²avg depth11.3 m
- Lac 1295849area0,7 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Lac 1294636area0,7 km²avg depth9.6 m
- Lac 1295821area0,7 km²avg depth9.5 m
- Lac 1294851area0,7 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1295806area0,7 km²avg depth11.7 m
- Lac 1294503area0,6 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1295248area0,6 km²avg depth8.6 m
- Lac 1296013area0,6 km²avg depth8.0 m
- Lac 1295983area0,5 km²avg depth10.6 m
- Lac 1295307area0,5 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1294981area0,5 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Lac 1295780area0,5 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 1295617area0,5 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1296117area0,5 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1294491area0,4 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1295255area0,4 km²avg depth9.8 m
- Lac 1295349area0,4 km²avg depth11.1 m
- Lac 1296079area0,4 km²avg depth8.7 m
- Lac 1294376area0,4 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1295561area0,3 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 1296504area0,3 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Lac 1294899area0,3 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1295691area0,3 km²avg depth8.7 m
- Lac 1296147area0,3 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1296639area0,3 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1295363area0,3 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1296031area0,3 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1296078area0,3 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 1294724area0,3 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1296515area0,3 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 1294720area0,3 km²avg depth8.0 m
- Lac 1295861area0,3 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1295952area0,2 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1295076area0,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1296448area0,2 km²avg depth6.8 m
Rivers / streams (32, ord ≥ 4)
- Lyseånaord 3len here12.94 km99%total13 km
- Mælsånåord 3len here11.58 km100%total12 km
- Stølsånaord 3len here9.21 km100%total9 km
- Tverrånaord 1len here8.28 km100%total8 km
- Dalaånaord 1len here8.22 km100%total8 km
- Følvassbekkenord 2len here7.51 km100%total7 km
- Forsandånaord 1len here6.76 km100%total7 km
- Bastalibekkenord 3len here6.17 km100%total6 km
- Godånaord 1len here5.66 km100%total6 km
- Haukaliånaord 1len here5.46 km100%total5 km
- Nordåaord 2len here5.29 km68%total8 km
- Skorånaord 2len here4.71 km68%total7 km
20 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Fossånaord 1len here4.61 km100%total5 km
- Kvitlåord 2len here4.44 km100%total4 km
- Jonsånaord 1len here4.02 km100%total4 km
- Rindakòsbekkenord 1len here3.68 km100%total4 km
- Flørliåaord 2len here3.29 km100%total3 km
- Siraelvenord 4len here3.18 km8%total39 km
- Teinebekkenord 1len here3.12 km100%total3 km
- Sundmorkånaord 1len here2.76 km100%total3 km
- Gråfolånaord 3len here2.50 km19%total13 km
- Kvernånaord 1len here2.20 km100%total2 km
- Revsånaord 1len here1.93 km97%total2 km
- Frafjordelvaord 2len here1.43 km6%total25 km
- Gitlandsbekkenord 1len here1.35 km100%total1 km
- Hengjandåord 1len here1.22 km97%total1 km
- Espedalselvaord 3len here1.18 km101%total1 km
- Vinddølaord 3len here0.72 km100%total1 km
- Storlibekkenord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
- Knutånaord 3len here0.55 km12%total5 km
- Månabekkenord 1len here0.21 km5%total4 km
- Slirånåord 1len here0.01 km0%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
0,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN Ia · 3IUCN V · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 5
Setesdal Vesthei Ryfylkeheiane
IUCN IVProtected Landscape · 2000
2 322 km²
Frafjordheiane
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
411 km²
Frafjordheiane
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 2003
410 km²
Lusaheia
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 1991
124 km²
Hesten
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2019
11 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Setesdal Vesthei RyfylkeheianeEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported2 459 km²
- Setesdal Vesthei RyfylkeheianeProtected LandscapeIUCN IV20002 322 km²
- FrafjordheianeEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported411 km²
- FrafjordheianeProtected LandscapeIUCN V2003410 km²
- LusaheiaProtected LandscapeIUCN V1991124 km²
- HestenNature ReserveIUCN Ia201911 km²
- LongavatnetNature ReserveIUCN Ia19998 km²
- LongavatnetEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported8 km²
- GitlandsåsenEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported7 km²
- SkurvedalenNature ReserveIUCN Ia20206 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN