Ontologia

District · bwa

Kgalagadi

Botswana

BWhArid, desert, hot(84 %)

Species observed

1 243

Observations

55 491

Area

105 128,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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 Kgalagadi : 19 espèces reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.071
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

1 243 distinct species · 55 491 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

55 491 obs · 51 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11 341
2 933–11 340
321–2 932
96–320
< 96

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,4°C

Annual rain

301mm

Warmest m°

33,1°C

Coldest m°

5,6°C

Elevation: 1 062 m on average (min 853 m, max 1 277 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
301mm
Warmest month
33,1°C
Coldest month
5,6°C
Mean alt.
1 062m
Min
853m
Max
1 277m
Std. dev.
83m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(84 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,6

Org. C

4,5g/kg

Clay

14,4%

Sand

74,5%

Silt

11,0%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
14,2%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
11,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
4,0g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
75,4%
Silt
11,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
3,7g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
73,6%
Silt
10,8%

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

Land cover

Forest4.5%
Crops0.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil13.5%
Other (grassland, water…)81.5%

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

Hydrology189 basins · 23 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 378,4km

Lake surface here

34,07km²

Basins crossed

189

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

273 698km²

Discharge in basins

546,4m³/s

Mean precip.

297mm/an

Mean T°

20,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,84

Mean runoff

3mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 068m

Watersheds crossing here

180 more basins

Lakes (23, top by area)

14 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

1,2%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Ib · 2

Gemsbok

IUCN Ib

National Park · 1971

25 939 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations3