Westerwald
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2008
290 km²
Subdivision · DEU
Kirchen (Sieg)
Germany
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
452
Observations
1 647
Area
39,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Kirchen (Sieg) : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 103 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 22.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
103
Connectance
0.222
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
452 distinct species · 1 647 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,5°C
Annual rain
1 116mm
Warmest m°
21,1°C
Coldest m°
-2,5°C
Elevation: 306 m on average (min 224 m, max 456 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,5°C
Annual rain
1 116mm
Warmest month
21,1°C
Coldest month
-2,5°C
Mean alt.
306m
Min
224m
Max
456m
Std. dev.
51m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
58,4g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
21,4%
Silt
52,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
91,6g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
20,9%
Silt
54,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
55,1g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
20,6%
Silt
54,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
28,4g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
49,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest69.3%
Crops10.5%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)18.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,1km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
987km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
917mm/an
Mean T°
7,9°C
Moisture idx
0,26
Max snow
23%
Mean runoff
354mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
392m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
138,6%
Pesticides
4,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Giebelwald
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2005
11 km²
Sieg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2005
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN