Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Greater Letaba

South Africa

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(52 %)

Species observed

2 414

Observations

20 875

Area

1 890,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Greater Letaba : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
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

2 414 distinct species · 20 875 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

20 875 obs · 47 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 226
500–8 225
234–499
142–233
< 142

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,3°C

Annual rain

890mm

Warmest m°

28,4°C

Coldest m°

8,8°C

Elevation: 697 m on average (min 450 m, max 1 355 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
697m
Min
450m
Max
1 355m
Std. dev.
159m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(52 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

14,7g/kg

Clay

29,0%

Sand

53,8%

Silt

17,1%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Mopani

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
17,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
16,2%

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

Land cover

Forest25.6%
Crops17.0%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)55.1%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 15 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

197,4km

Lake surface here

4,24km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

5 503km²

Discharge in basins

11,3m³/s

Mean precip.

877mm/an

Mean T°

20,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

146mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

745m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (15, top by area)

6 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

143,6%

Pesticides

6,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 4

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