Ruffner Mountain
IUCN VNature Preserve · 1977
2 km²
County · USA
Jefferson
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
6 393
Observations
793 930
Area
2 911,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Jefferson : 23 espèces reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.112
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
6 393 distinct species · 793 930 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 449mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
2,4°C
Elevation: 176 m on average (min 86 m, max 357 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 449mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
2,4°C
Mean alt.
176m
Min
86m
Max
357m
Std. dev.
46m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
42,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
44,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
43,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
39,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest65.8%
Crops1.3%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)29.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 19 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
579,2km
Lake surface here
5,26km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
18 541km²
Discharge in basins
300,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 439mm/an
Mean T°
16,4°C
Moisture idx
0,06
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
614mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
180m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Black Warrior Riversub-area2 047,4 km²overlap765.31 km²26%
- Bassin de Cahaba Riversub-area664,7 km²overlap417.76 km²14%
- Bassin de Locust Forksub-area302,1 km²overlap287.21 km²10%
- Bassin de Shades Creeksub-area362,8 km²overlap287.12 km²10%
- Bassin de Locust Forksub-area272,4 km²overlap272.32 km²9%
- Bassin de Village Creeksub-area259,2 km²overlap259.13 km²9%
- Bassin de Turkey Creeksub-area219 km²overlap218.90 km²8%
- Bassin de Locust Forksub-area195,7 km²overlap180.68 km²6%
- Bassin de Locust Forksub-area448,9 km²overlap147.13 km²5%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Locust Forksub-area29,1 km²overlap25.47 km²1%
- Bassin de Coosa Riversub-area2 504,9 km²overlap20.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Mulberry Forksub-area481,4 km²overlap12.61 km²0%
- Bassin de Cahaba Riversub-area193,6 km²overlap5.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Mulberry Forksub-area85,5 km²overlap3.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Mulberry Forksub-area28 km²overlap3.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Mulberry Forksub-area1 478,6 km²overlap2.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Toe Riversub-area529,8 km²overlap0.78 km²0%
Lakes (19, top by area)
- Lake Purdyarea3 km²avg depth10.9 m
- Lac 1062569area0,6 km²avg depth29.4 m
- Lac 1062825area0,6 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1062321area0,6 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lac 1062521area0,3 km²avg depth45.0 m
- Lac 1062596area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1062348area0,2 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1062373area0,2 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1062904area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
10 more lakes
- Lac 1062491area0,2 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1062309area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1062574area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1062394area0,1 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1062650area0,1 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1062860area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1062314area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1062454area0,1 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1062422area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1062571area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Locust Forkord 5len here151.86 km45%total335 km
- Valley Creekord 4len here89.34 km85%total105 km
- Shades Creekord 3len here76.63 km84%total91 km
- Village Creekord 3len here64.20 km100%total64 km
- Cahaba Riverord 5len here61.09 km19%total322 km
- Turkey Creekord 3len here33.80 km30%total113 km
- Black Warrior Riverord 5len here23.01 km7%total329 km
- Rock Creekord 3len here22.62 km17%total132 km
- Little Shades Creekord 4len here13.44 km82%total16 km
- Gurley Creekord 2len here12.93 km51%total25 km
- Huckleberry Branchord 1len here7.30 km100%total7 km
- Beaver Creekord 2len here5.56 km20%total28 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
7,5nW
Built-up
319,8%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN V · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN IV · 1
Turkey Creek
IUCN VNature Preserve
2 km²
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201449
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2014
1 km²
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201571A
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2015
0 km²
Turkey Creek
IUCN VNature Preserve
0 km²
Watercress Darter
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1980
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Ruffner MountainNature PreserveIUCN V19772 km²
- Turkey CreekNature PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201449Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20141 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201571AConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20150 km²
- Turkey CreekNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Watercress DarterNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV19800 km²
- DeerfootMitigation BankIUCN V20050 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN