Driefontein Grasslands
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
1 998 km²
District · ZWE
Gutu
Zimbabwe
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(43 %)
Species observed
600
Observations
2 533
Area
7 053,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Gutu : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.077
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
600 distinct species · 2 533 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,7°C
Annual rain
722mm
Warmest m°
27,1°C
Coldest m°
7,9°C
Elevation: 1 228 m on average (min 729 m, max 1 529 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
722mm
Warmest month
27,1°C
Coldest month
7,9°C
Mean alt.
1 228m
Min
729m
Max
1 529m
Std. dev.
171m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(43 %)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
9,8g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
15,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
15,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
15,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
14,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.3%
Crops35.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)46.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 11 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
265,5km
Lake surface here
12,23km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 017km²
Discharge in basins
34,4m³/s
Mean precip.
678mm/an
Mean T°
18,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
123mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 188m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sote Riversub-area3 489,5 km²overlap2911.21 km²41%
- Basin #17630sub-area2 574,9 km²overlap1613.55 km²23%
- Bassin de Nyazvidzi Riversub-area2 176,5 km²overlap1110.44 km²16%
- Basin #13260sub-area1 700,5 km²overlap505.05 km²7%
- Basin #02400sub-area417 km²overlap415.77 km²6%
- Bassin de Shagashisub-area1 365,4 km²overlap232.91 km²3%
- Bassin de Nyazvidzi Riversub-area575,3 km²overlap208.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Sebakwesub-area1 565,7 km²overlap44.67 km²1%
- Bassin de chiredzisub-area184,1 km²overlap7.50 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Ruti Damarea14,9 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Lake #82676area1,3 km²avg depth31.1 m
- Lake #82696area1,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1416029area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1415896area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1415950area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1415968area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1415953area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1416031area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
31,3%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN