Commune · ZAF
Greater Taung
South Africa
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).
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).
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.
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 details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
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 detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
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
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area1 825,4 km²overlap1168.19 km²21%
- Basin #15900sub-area862,3 km²overlap807.05 km²14%
- Basin #19430sub-area1 621,6 km²overlap451.60 km²8%
- Basin #16730sub-area401,6 km²overlap396.84 km²7%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area2 383,1 km²overlap391.80 km²7%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area390,7 km²overlap334.96 km²6%
- Basin #11830sub-area774,5 km²overlap323.98 km²6%
- Basin #10910sub-area319,6 km²overlap304.27 km²5%
- Basin #11300sub-area1 752,6 km²overlap248.75 km²4%
13 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area495,6 km²overlap226.97 km²4%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area281,9 km²overlap214.49 km²4%
- Bassin de Moshawengsub-area259,6 km²overlap153.61 km²3%
- Basin #11200sub-area265,3 km²overlap139.98 km²2%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area720,8 km²overlap134.78 km²2%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area595,2 km²overlap126.44 km²2%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area470,8 km²overlap90.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area78,2 km²overlap70.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Moshawengsub-area2 121,1 km²overlap48.21 km²1%
- Basin #11190sub-area216 km²overlap2.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area1 km²overlap0.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Klein-Boetsapriviersub-area990,4 km²overlap0.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Harts Riversub-area351,3 km²overlap0.10 km²0%
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
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.)