Carolina Sandhills
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1939
186 km²
County · USA
Kershaw
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 887
Observations
207 232
Area
1 914,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Kershaw : 22 espèces reliées par 81 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
81
Connectance
0.129
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
1 887 distinct species · 207 232 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,1°C
Annual rain
1 123mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
2,5°C
Elevation: 93 m on average (min 39 m, max 168 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,1°C
Annual rain
1 123mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
93m
Min
39m
Max
168m
Std. dev.
26m
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
5,1
Org. C
23,3g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
25,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
26,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
16,1%
Sand
57,7%
Silt
26,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
52,1%
Silt
24,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.2%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)30.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 8 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
156,7km
Lake surface here
23,92km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
14 324km²
Discharge in basins
219,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 155mm/an
Mean T°
16,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
389mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
103m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Wateree Riversub-area1 003,6 km²overlap604.95 km²32%
- Bassin de Wateree Riversub-area1 236,9 km²overlap592.35 km²31%
- Bassin de Hanging Rock Creeksub-area501,7 km²overlap285.56 km²15%
- Bassin de Lynches Riversub-area1 047,7 km²overlap206.10 km²11%
- Bassin de Rice Creeksub-area314,4 km²overlap160.10 km²8%
- Bassin de Black Riversub-area5 153,7 km²overlap64.06 km²3%
- Bassin de Lynches Riversub-area556,8 km²overlap0.94 km²0%
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Wateree Riverord 6len here79.72 km44%total181 km
- Lynches Riverord 4len here16.73 km9%total196 km
- Swift Creekord 2len here10.70 km100%total11 km
- Sanders Creekord 1len here10.42 km100%total10 km
- Spears Creekord 2len here10.13 km66%total15 km
- Little Pine Tree Creekord 1len here7.28 km100%total7 km
- Tree Creekord 2len here6.65 km100%total7 km
- Buffalo Creekord 3len here5.24 km11%total49 km
- Black Creekord 2len here2.96 km23%total13 km
- Twenty Five Mile Creekord 3len here2.57 km100%total3 km
- Hanging Rock Creekord 2len here2.44 km11%total22 km
- Rice Creekord 1len here1.12 km12%total10 km
1 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
1,3nW
Built-up
70,1%
Pesticides
12,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN V · 3IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN III · 1
Sand Hills
IUCN VState Forest
167 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Richland, SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
19 km²
Us-Sc-10-15
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2005
13 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Kershaw, SC
IUCN VReserve Program · 2009
8 km²
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201446A
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2014
1 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Carolina SandhillsNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1939186 km²
- Sand HillsState ForestIUCN V167 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Richland, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V199819 km²
- Us-Sc-10-15Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned200513 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Kershaw, SCReserve ProgramIUCN V20098 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201446AConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20141 km²
- Savage BayHeritage PreserveIUCN III19850 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN