Ontologia

Municipality · NLD

Heerlen

Netherlands

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

5 508

Observations

163 950

Area

43,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 37 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 Heerlen : 26 espèces reliées par 146 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 21.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
146
Connectance
0.219
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

5 508 distinct species · 163 950 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

163 950 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 148 708
148 708–148 707
148 708–148 707
148 708–148 707
< 148 708

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,1°C

Annual rain

843mm

Warmest m°

22,2°C

Coldest m°

0,0°C

Elevation: 114 m on average (min 77 m, max 175 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,1°C
Annual rain
843mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
0,0°C
Mean alt.
114m
Min
77m
Max
175m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

28,5g/kg

Clay

18,3%

Sand

15,2%

Silt

66,5%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
15,2%
Silt
67,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
15,3%
Silt
66,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
15,1%
Silt
65,9%

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

Land cover

Forest17.4%
Crops11.4%
Built-up10.5%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)59.7%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

10,7km

Lake surface here

0,18km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

23 015km²

Discharge in basins

4,5m³/s

Mean precip.

828mm/an

Mean T°

9,6°C

Moisture idx

0,12

Max snow

15%

Mean runoff

391mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

104m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

12hab/km²

Night light

12,1nW

Built-up

1 050,0%

Pesticides

54,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Assigned · 1

NNN-LI

IUCN Not Assigned

Nature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations · 2017

531 km²

Brunssummerheide

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2013

5 km²

Geleenbeekdal

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2013

3 km²

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