Ontologia

Sub-district · BWA

Kgatleng

Botswana

BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)

Species observed

1 120

Observations

21 430

Area

7 786,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 18 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 Kgatleng : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.085
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

1 120 distinct species · 21 430 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

21 430 obs · 126 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 227
390–2 226
71–389
41–70
< 41

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,4°C

Annual rain

438mm

Warmest m°

31,6°C

Coldest m°

6,6°C

Elevation: 954 m on average (min 842 m, max 1 199 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
438mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
6,6°C
Mean alt.
954m
Min
842m
Max
1 199m
Std. dev.
55m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

5,6g/kg

Clay

19,6%

Sand

69,5%

Silt

10,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
11,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
4,6g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
70,8%
Silt
10,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
68,9%
Silt
10,5%

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

Land cover

Forest11.0%
Crops19.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)67.7%

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

Hydrology27 basins · 5 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

523,2km

Lake surface here

7,71km²

Basins crossed

27

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

43 803km²

Discharge in basins

46,8m³/s

Mean precip.

453mm/an

Mean T°

20,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,74

Mean runoff

9mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

975m

Watersheds crossing here

18 more basins

Lakes (5, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

28,6%

Pesticides

0,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas18

IUCN Not Reported · 18
Complete list

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