Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Grootfontein

Namibia

BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)

Species observed

1 830

Observations

19 470

Area

11 265,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Grootfontein : 21 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.077
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

1 830 distinct species · 19 470 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

19 470 obs · 184 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 825
137–1 824
47–136
16–46
< 16

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,9°C

Annual rain

490mm

Warmest m°

32,8°C

Coldest m°

7,6°C

Elevation: 1 260 m on average (min 1 172 m, max 1 742 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
490mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
1 260m
Min
1 172m
Max
1 742m
Std. dev.
92m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,9

Org. C

4,5g/kg

Clay

19,0%

Sand

66,2%

Silt

14,9%

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

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
66,2%
Silt
15,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
3,9g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
14,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
3,7g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
64,9%
Silt
14,3%

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

Land cover

Forest15.3%
Crops2.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)81.3%

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

Hydrology33 basins · 2 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

363,2km

Lake surface here

0,45km²

Basins crossed

33

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

49 656km²

Discharge in basins

51,0m³/s

Mean precip.

496mm/an

Mean T°

21,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,72

Mean runoff

7mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 258m

Watersheds crossing here

24 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

2,7%

Pesticides

0,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1

Otjituuo

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2005

6 130 km²

Mangetti

IUCN II

National Park · 2008

420 km²

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