Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Frances Baard

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)

Species observed

5 172

Observations

223 212

Area

12 835,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 18 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 Frances Baard : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.098
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

5 172 distinct species · 223 212 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

223 212 obs · 296 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 15 274
1 624–15 273
250–1 623
94–249
< 94

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,1°C

Annual rain

426mm

Warmest m°

31,8°C

Coldest m°

3,2°C

Elevation: 1 215 m on average (min 1 007 m, max 1 690 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
426mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
1 215m
Min
1 007m
Max
1 690m
Std. dev.
132m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,4

Org. C

7,0g/kg

Clay

22,8%

Sand

64,1%

Silt

13,0%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
65,0%
Silt
13,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
65,3%
Silt
13,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
12,8%

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

Land cover

Forest6.1%
Crops9.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil4.7%
Other (grassland, water…)79.1%

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

Hydrology49 basins · 21 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

717,1km

Lake surface here

28,75km²

Basins crossed

49

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

154 742km²

Discharge in basins

1 241,4m³/s

Mean precip.

444mm/an

Mean T°

17,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,73

Mean runoff

35mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 235m

Watersheds crossing here

40 more basins

Lakes (21, top by area)

12 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

24,0%

Pesticides

8,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

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

Sub-administrations4