Gamsberg Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2019
275 km²
Commune · ZAF
Khâi-Ma
South Africa
BWhArid, desert, hot(81 %)
Species observed
1 615
Observations
33 478
Area
16 628km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Khâi-Ma : 20 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.083
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
1 615 distinct species · 33 478 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,6°C
Annual rain
116mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
5,1°C
Elevation: 895 m on average (min 227 m, max 1 111 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
116mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
5,1°C
Mean alt.
895m
Min
227m
Max
1 111m
Std. dev.
143m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(81 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
72,3%
Silt
11,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Namakwa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
15,0%
Sand
73,0%
Silt
12,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
72,7%
Silt
11,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
11,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil78.1%
Other (grassland, water…)21.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology30 basins · 11 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
284,0km
Lake surface here
85,06km²
Basins crossed
30
Max stream order
9
Max drainage
776 505km²
Discharge in basins
646,9m³/s
Mean precip.
164mm/an
Mean T°
18,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,90
Mean runoff
21mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
908m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #47680sub-area1 655 km²overlap1652.99 km²10%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area1 493,9 km²overlap1492.01 km²9%
- Basin #45470sub-area2 510,3 km²overlap1469.16 km²9%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area2 235,5 km²overlap1229.62 km²7%
- Bassin de Kaboepsub-area2 095,2 km²overlap1175.09 km²7%
- Basin #49630sub-area1 210,8 km²overlap1084.53 km²7%
- Basin #45460sub-area2 535,2 km²overlap1075.92 km²6%
- Basin #50660sub-area1 031,5 km²overlap1024.10 km²6%
- Basin #50220sub-area2 323,6 km²overlap999.34 km²6%
21 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #51010sub-area979,7 km²overlap978.54 km²6%
- Basin #52200sub-area836,4 km²overlap775.40 km²5%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area1 925,2 km²overlap609.93 km²4%
- Basin #60190sub-area868,8 km²overlap550.47 km²3%
- Basin #32480sub-area1 424,7 km²overlap542.86 km²3%
- Basin #47940sub-area1 563,5 km²overlap313.30 km²2%
- Basin #56370sub-area532,3 km²overlap307.97 km²2%
- Basin #25190sub-area497,7 km²overlap278.53 km²2%
- Basin #65050sub-area242,2 km²overlap241.91 km²1%
- Basin #32470sub-area1 107,8 km²overlap180.92 km²1%
- Basin #31660sub-area748 km²overlap146.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area1 867,9 km²overlap101.17 km²1%
- Bassin de Kromsub-area731,9 km²overlap99.48 km²1%
- Bassin de Katkopriviersub-area1 697,3 km²overlap81.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area155,5 km²overlap80.32 km²0%
- Basin #30140sub-area583,8 km²overlap72.99 km²0%
- Basin #81630sub-area23,5 km²overlap23.49 km²0%
- Bassin de Udabissub-area559,4 km²overlap18.77 km²0%
- Basin #53820sub-area701,2 km²overlap18.72 km²0%
- Basin #34890sub-area200,2 km²overlap2.21 km²0%
- Bassin de April se Riviersub-area669 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lake #16490area30,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lake #16484area27,9 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lake #16485area23,8 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lake #84061area3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1422540area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1422683area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1422695area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1422594area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1422555area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Orange Riverord 9len here174.26 km6%total3061 km
- Kaboepord 4len here101.15 km67%total151 km
- Velloorord 9len here2.70 km4%total71 km
- Rooimondord 9len here1.74 km7%total25 km
- Eendoornord 9len here1.67 km6%total30 km
- Arusord 9len here1.45 km3%total48 km
- Udabisord 9len here0.66 km1%total46 km
- Sambokord 3len here0.37 km2%total18 km
- Homord 5len here≈ tangenttotal332 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,6%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN