Greater Makalali Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2016
267 km²
Commune · ZAF
Greater Tzaneen
South Africa
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(46 %)
Species observed
5 523
Observations
228 359
Area
3 242,6km²
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 Greater Tzaneen : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.078
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
5 523 distinct species · 228 359 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,8°C
Annual rain
920mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
8,3°C
Elevation: 775 m on average (min 443 m, max 1 787 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,8°C
Annual rain
920mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
8,3°C
Mean alt.
775m
Min
443m
Max
1 787m
Std. dev.
313m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(46 %)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
16,8g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
55,1%
Silt
17,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Mopani
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
17,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
17,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
16,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.5%
Crops11.3%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)51.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 19 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
385,4km
Lake surface here
17,22km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
33 550km²
Discharge in basins
32,6m³/s
Mean precip.
808mm/an
Mean T°
20,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
125mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
744m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ga-Selatisub-area2 318,1 km²overlap582.26 km²18%
- Bassin de Groot Letaba Riversub-area485 km²overlap459.79 km²14%
- Bassin de Nwanedzisub-area421,4 km²overlap415.32 km²13%
- Bassin de Groot Letaba Riversub-area1 259,3 km²overlap393.64 km²12%
- Bassin de Broederstroomsub-area343,4 km²overlap321.36 km²10%
- Bassin de Brandboontjiesriviersub-area303,9 km²overlap229.45 km²7%
- Bassin de Groot Letaba Riversub-area201,2 km²overlap200.78 km²6%
- Bassin de Groot Letaba Riversub-area199,7 km²overlap192.87 km²6%
- Bassin de Koedoeriviersub-area773,3 km²overlap145.48 km²4%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Makhutswisub-area1 137,9 km²overlap142.99 km²4%
- Bassin de Middle Letaba Riversub-area839,1 km²overlap74.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Molototsisub-area1 183,2 km²overlap42.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Mphogodimasub-area819,2 km²overlap31.71 km²1%
- Bassin de Olifants Riversub-area1 201,6 km²overlap7.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Monywanengsub-area864,7 km²overlap1.55 km²0%
Lakes (19, top by area)
- Tzaneen Damarea10,1 km²avg depth15.8 m
- Ebenezerdamarea3,3 km²avg depth21.3 m
- Lac 1417934area0,5 km²avg depth30.9 m
- Lac 1417821area0,4 km²avg depth14.3 m
- Lac 1417930area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1417801area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1417789area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1417837area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1417822area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
10 more lakes
- Lac 1417786area0,2 km²avg depth16.4 m
- Lac 1417865area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1417878area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1417918area0,2 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1417775area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1417841area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1417805area0,2 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1417795area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1417794area0,1 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1417819area0,1 km²avg depth19.4 m
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Groot Letaba Riverord 4len here134.16 km46%total290 km
- Broederstroomord 2len here38.07 km100%total38 km
- Ga-Selatiord 3len here34.96 km27%total127 km
- Nwanedziord 3len here34.90 km56%total63 km
- Ngwabitsiord 3len here34.22 km73%total47 km
- Koedoerivierord 2len here23.59 km35%total67 km
- Merekomeord 3len here20.88 km70%total30 km
- Mulatiord 3len here20.00 km20%total101 km
- Makhutswiord 4len here17.42 km23%total75 km
- Brandboontjiesrivierord 3len here14.05 km84%total17 km
- Selokwerivierord 3len here7.42 km97%total8 km
- Kettingspruitord 3len here5.75 km73%total8 km
1 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
0,9nW
Built-up
157,3%
Pesticides
11,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN Not Reported · 15
Wolkberg Wilderness Area
IUCN Not ReportedForest Wilderness Area · 1977
193 km²
Nature Reserve: Co-operation and Development
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1984
187 km²
Ndzalama Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2018
85 km²
Karongwe Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2024
76 km²
Grootbosch Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1988
45 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- Greater Makalali Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported2016267 km²
- Wolkberg Wilderness AreaForest Wilderness AreaIUCN Not Reported1977193 km²
- Nature Reserve: Co-operation and DevelopmentNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1984187 km²
- Ndzalama Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported201885 km²
- Karongwe Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported202476 km²
- Grootbosch Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198845 km²
- Sannie Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195635 km²
- Makgokolo Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported202423 km²
- Thabina Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported201816 km²
- Ria Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196014 km²
- Andeon Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19679 km²
- River Park Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19673 km²
- Modjadji Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19833 km²
- Haenerstsburg Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20162 km²
- Narina Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19861 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN