Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Karkal
India
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
1 667
Observations
72 891
Area
1 364km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Karkal : 19 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.075
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
1 667 distinct species · 72 891 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,9°C
Annual rain
5 606mm
Warmest m°
33,0°C
Coldest m°
20,0°C
Elevation: 145 m on average (min 6 m, max 1 039 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,9°C
Annual rain
5 606mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
20,0°C
Mean alt.
145m
Min
6m
Max
1 039m
Std. dev.
179m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
21,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Udupi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,8g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
22,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
31,8g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
20,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest78.9%
Crops3.7%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)15.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
441,1km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
1 079km²
Discharge in basins
91,6m³/s
Mean precip.
4 745mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
0,69
Mean runoff
2 930mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
115m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Yenneholesub-area822,6 km²overlap565.40 km²41%
- Bassin de Shambhavisub-area1 079,3 km²overlap448.02 km²33%
- Bassin de Gurupurasub-area855,3 km²overlap177.37 km²13%
- Bassin de Sitasub-area633 km²overlap171.32 km²13%
- Bassin de Tungasub-area411 km²overlap1.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Bhadrasub-area490,2 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Shambhaviord 4len here64.50 km85%total76 km
- Yenneholeord 4len here61.84 km100%total62 km
- Sitaord 4len here50.55 km39%total128 km
- Durga Holeord 4len here38.96 km100%total39 km
- Gurupuraord 5len here36.02 km39%total93 km
- Udyavaraord 4len here36.01 km57%total63 km
- Kadaholeord 2len here25.73 km100%total26 km
- Nagundi Holeord 3len here24.67 km100%total25 km
- Nandiniord 3len here21.50 km43%total50 km
- Mathebettu Holeord 2len here13.84 km100%total14 km
- Jaravattu Holeord 3len here13.72 km100%total14 km
- Gurupura - Phalguniord 5len here11.19 km34%total33 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Murngi Papanashiniord 2len here10.91 km100%total11 km
- Enneholeord 2len here8.71 km100%total9 km
- Papanashiniord 2len here7.92 km100%total8 km
- Madisalu Holeord 3len here6.73 km14%total46 km
- Suvarnaord 4len here4.06 km7%total56 km
- Jarvattu Holeord 2len here3.03 km100%total3 km
- Patla Toduord 4len here1.16 km3%total38 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
144,7%
Pesticides
3,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN