Ontologia

District · AFG

Kandahar City

Afghanistan

BWhArid, desert, hot(74 %)

Species observed

180

Observations

622

Area

628,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Kandahar City : 24 espèces reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.093
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

180 distinct species · 622 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

622 obs · 9 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 154
154–153
105–153
48–104
< 48

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,2°C

Annual rain

223mm

Warmest m°

39,7°C

Coldest m°

0,6°C

Elevation: 1 031 m on average (min 948 m, max 1 443 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
223mm
Warmest month
39,7°C
Coldest month
0,6°C
Mean alt.
1 031m
Min
948m
Max
1 443m
Std. dev.
84m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(74 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,0

Org. C

3,7g/kg

Clay

26,7%

Sand

36,6%

Silt

36,7%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,5g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
36,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
2,4g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
36,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
3,2g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
37,3%

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

Land cover

Forest1.2%
Crops39.0%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil37.3%
Other (grassland, water…)20.8%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

100,4km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

55 415km²

Discharge in basins

34,4m³/s

Mean precip.

200mm/an

Mean T°

17,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,88

Mean runoff

46mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 184m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

9hab/km²

Night light

1,0nW

Built-up

172,3%

Pesticides

38,1kg/km²

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