Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Greater Taung

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(61 %)

Species observed

972

Observations

21 637

Area

5 635,5km²

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 Greater Taung : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.061
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

972 distinct species · 21 637 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

21 637 obs · 119 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 591
272–4 590
70–271
38–69
< 38

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,8°C

Annual rain

456mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

3,4°C

Elevation: 1 310 m on average (min 1 041 m, max 1 483 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
456mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
1 310m
Min
1 041m
Max
1 483m
Std. dev.
121m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(61 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,2

Org. C

7,1g/kg

Clay

24,5%

Sand

62,7%

Silt

12,9%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
13,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
13,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
60,8%
Silt
12,5%

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

Land cover

Forest6.4%
Crops7.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil3.2%
Other (grassland, water…)83.0%

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

Hydrology22 basins · 8 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

158,8km

Lake surface here

12,11km²

Basins crossed

22

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

27 042km²

Discharge in basins

85,7m³/s

Mean precip.

478mm/an

Mean T°

17,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,71

Mean runoff

32mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 315m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

44,6%

Pesticides

3,7kg/km²

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