Commune · ZAF
Intsika Yethu
South Africa
Species observed
510
Observations
3 836
Area
2 711,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Intsika Yethu : 25 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
510 distinct species · 3 836 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,7°C
Annual rain
790mm
Warmest m°
25,6°C
Coldest m°
4,4°C
Elevation: 1 003 m on average (min 554 m, max 1 674 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
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
18,4g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
26,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Chris Hani
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 3 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
337,7km
Lake surface here
18,48km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
13 661km²
Discharge in basins
31,4m³/s
Mean precip.
639mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
129mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 042m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mgwalisub-area2 165,8 km²overlap436.55 km²16%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area751,6 km²overlap414.86 km²15%
- Bassin de Ngcongcolorasub-area378,9 km²overlap376.37 km²14%
- Bassin de Indwe Riversub-area1 645,2 km²overlap357.31 km²13%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area309,9 km²overlap261.66 km²10%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area224,3 km²overlap224.14 km²8%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area563 km²overlap165.02 km²6%
- Bassin de Great Kei Riversub-area2 171,2 km²overlap158.54 km²6%
- Bassin de Wit-Keiriviersub-area304 km²overlap156.92 km²6%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Tsomoord 4len here117.06 km65%total179 km
- Indwe Riverord 4len here45.41 km33%total137 km
- Wit-Keirivierord 5len here41.40 km19%total214 km
- Ngcongcoloraord 3len here30.25 km100%total30 km
- Great Kei Riverord 6len here24.32 km7%total360 km
- Qamata Riverord 2len here16.46 km100%total16 km
- Hoyiyaord 6len here15.21 km100%total15 km
- Sidubuord 2len here13.67 km100%total14 km
- Mcambala Riverord 1len here10.72 km100%total11 km
- Qumancoord 4len here8.78 km26%total34 km
- Cofimvabaord 2len here6.27 km100%total6 km
- Kwa-Lutuliord 1len here6.16 km97%total6 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
74,5%
Pesticides
14,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)