Ontologia

Subdivision · BEL

Houthulst

Belgium

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

Species observed

2 706

Observations

174 715

Area

53,8km²

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 Houthulst : 19 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.153
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

2 706 distinct species · 174 715 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

174 715 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 162 365
162 365–162 364
162 365–162 364
162 365–162 364
< 162 365

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,7°C

Annual rain

808mm

Warmest m°

21,6°C

Coldest m°

1,4°C

Elevation: 11 m on average (min 1 m, max 26 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,7°C
Annual rain
808mm
Warmest month
21,6°C
Coldest month
1,4°C
Mean alt.
11m
Min
1m
Max
26m
Std. dev.
7m
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

6,5

Org. C

43,3g/kg

Clay

27,9%

Sand

30,4%

Silt

41,7%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to West-Vlaanderen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
58,1g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
41,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
43,4g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
41,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
41,7%

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

Land cover

Forest9.6%
Crops50.4%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)36.8%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

14,3km

Lake surface here

0,26km²

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 554km²

Discharge in basins

0,8m³/s

Mean precip.

678mm/an

Mean T°

10,2°C

Moisture idx

0,04

Max snow

9%

Mean runoff

478mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

16m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,4nW

Built-up

215,0%

Pesticides

71,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 3IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Assigned · 1

Ijzervallei

IUCN Not Reported

Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1988

51 km²

De IJzervallei

IUCN Not Assigned

Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) · 2003

8 km²

NBP-WV-18-0007

IUCN IV

Nature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region) · 2021

4 km²

Complete list

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