Devon Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2019
80 km²
Commune · ZAF
Govan Mbeki
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 263
Observations
119 746
Area
2 954,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Govan Mbeki : 27 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.058
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
1 263 distinct species · 119 746 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,3°C
Annual rain
727mm
Warmest m°
24,3°C
Coldest m°
2,4°C
Elevation: 1 626 m on average (min 1 549 m, max 1 725 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,3°C
Annual rain
727mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
2,4°C
Mean alt.
1 626m
Min
1 549m
Max
1 725m
Std. dev.
31m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, 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
6,1
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
11,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Gert Sibande
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
11,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
11,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
61,3%
Silt
10,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.7%
Crops40.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 39 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
256,6km
Lake surface here
23,00km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
8 756km²
Discharge in basins
2,7m³/s
Mean precip.
693mm/an
Mean T°
15,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 617m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Steenkoolspruitsub-area1 412,7 km²overlap706.97 km²24%
- Bassin de Trichardspruitsub-area437 km²overlap436.26 km²15%
- Bassin de Blesbokspruitsub-area1 228,3 km²overlap427.30 km²14%
- Bassin de Watervalriversub-area699,5 km²overlap371.34 km²13%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area1 387,7 km²overlap307.04 km²10%
- Bassin de Watervalriversub-area221,3 km²overlap220.94 km²7%
- Bassin de Suikerbosrand Riversub-area1 568,5 km²overlap154.96 km²5%
- Bassin de Wilge Riversub-area1 142,8 km²overlap146.70 km²5%
- Bassin de Boesmanspruitsub-area489 km²overlap134.62 km²5%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (39, top by area)
- Leeupanarea6,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Trichardtsfonteindamarea2,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lake #83354area1,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Tweedraai Damarea1,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419500area0,7 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1419514area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419496area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1419447area0,6 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1419466area0,6 km²avg depth4.3 m
30 more lakes
- Lac 1419483area0,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1419525area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1419502area0,5 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1419446area0,5 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1419476area0,4 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1419475area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1419478area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1419454area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419423area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419413area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1419358area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1419177area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1419156area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419402area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419499area0,3 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1419276area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419263area0,3 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1419333area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419261area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1419270area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419296area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1419424area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419226area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1419462area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1419518area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419262area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1419379area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419459area0,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1419494area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1419517area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Blesbokspruitord 4len here62.18 km27%total233 km
- Trichardspruitord 4len here36.23 km100%total36 km
- Watervalriverord 6len here34.80 km25%total140 km
- Suikerbosrand Riverord 5len here22.77 km12%total191 km
- Klipspruitord 3len here18.93 km11%total166 km
- Trichardspruitord 2len here17.02 km90%total19 km
- Olifants Riverord 6len here15.65 km1%total1265 km
- Viskuileord 3len here12.22 km32%total38 km
- Dwars-in-die-wegspruitord 3len here10.02 km32%total32 km
- Kwaggalaagteord 2len here9.77 km28%total35 km
- Boesmanspruitord 3len here7.76 km11%total68 km
- Leeufonteinspruitord 2len here4.08 km36%total11 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
4,1nW
Built-up
80,0%
Pesticides
48,2kg/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