Setesdal Vesthei Ryfylkeheiane
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 459 km²
Municipality · NOR
Kvinesdal
Norway
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)
Species observed
4 494
Observations
124 694
Area
951,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 Kvinesdal : 31 espèces reliées par 118 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
44
Interactions affichées
118
Connectance
0.125
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
4 494 distinct species · 124 694 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,1°C
Annual rain
2 713mm
Warmest m°
16,7°C
Coldest m°
-5,4°C
Elevation: 483 m on average (min -115 m, max 939 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,1°C
Annual rain
2 713mm
Warmest month
16,7°C
Coldest month
-5,4°C
Mean alt.
483m
Min
-115m
Max
939m
Std. dev.
218m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
177,5g/kg
Clay
7,0%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
34,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
212,9g/kg
Clay
6,7%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
35,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
192,7g/kg
Clay
6,5%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
34,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
126,8g/kg
Clay
7,8%
Sand
58,5%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.6%
Crops2.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)51.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 50 lakes · 47 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
309,4km
Lake surface here
27,61km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 889km²
Discharge in basins
40,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 734mm/an
Mean T°
3,5°C
Moisture idx
0,77
Max snow
51%
Mean runoff
1 643mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
637m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Kvifjordenarea15,9 km²avg depth17.3 m
- Homstølvatnetarea2,9 km²avg depth25.4 m
- Holmevatnarea2,3 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Sandvatnetarea1,8 km²avg depth11.7 m
- Galdalsvatnetarea1,7 km²avg depth16.3 m
- Dunsædvatnetarea1,3 km²avg depth19.5 m
- Fjotlandsvatnetarea1,1 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Opoftevannarea1,1 km²avg depth19.1 m
- Lac 1299137area0,8 km²avg depth6.2 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1299749area0,8 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1299996area0,8 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1297611area0,7 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1298293area0,6 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1297406area0,6 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Lac 1298610area0,6 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1299911area0,6 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1297069area0,5 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1297747area0,5 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 1299726area0,4 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lac 1299185area0,4 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1298542area0,4 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1297850area0,4 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1297843area0,4 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Lac 1299852area0,4 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1297042area0,4 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1297294area0,4 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1299090area0,4 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1299874area0,4 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1300073area0,4 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1299955area0,4 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1297829area0,3 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Lac 1297544area0,3 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1297503area0,3 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1297642area0,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1298505area0,3 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1298945area0,3 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1298385area0,3 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1299465area0,3 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1300256area0,3 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1300068area0,3 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1298266area0,3 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1299619area0,3 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1298480area0,3 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lac 1298864area0,3 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1298767area0,3 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1297822area0,3 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1297930area0,3 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 1298479area0,3 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1298899area0,3 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1299571area0,3 km²avg depth5.9 m
Rivers / streams (47, ord ≥ 4)
- Kvinaord 4len here76.97 km75%total103 km
- Litleåneord 3len here46.08 km97%total47 km
- Steinsånaord 3len here23.96 km100%total24 km
- Austølaord 2len here18.79 km100%total19 km
- Hesthomøyrenord 4len here15.66 km95%total17 km
- Sløånaord 4len here15.53 km100%total15 km
- Smidsånaord 1len here6.15 km100%total6 km
- Teineånaord 1len here5.44 km100%total5 km
- Lindlandsbekkenord 4len here5.39 km99%total5 km
- Selandsånaord 2len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Jerstadånaord 2len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- Øygardsbekkenord 2len here4.74 km100%total5 km
35 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kleivebekkenord 1len here4.36 km100%total4 km
- Krågeånaord 1len here4.27 km100%total4 km
- Holtebekkenord 1len here3.91 km100%total4 km
- Steinsvikelvaord 4len here3.77 km100%total4 km
- Langevassåniord 2len here3.75 km100%total4 km
- Dalebekkord 2len here3.73 km100%total4 km
- Storhombekkjenord 1len here3.56 km100%total4 km
- Storåneord 2len here3.55 km100%total4 km
- Knabeåniord 2len here3.34 km100%total3 km
- Rødlandsbekkenord 1len here3.20 km100%total3 km
- Stølsbekkenord 1len here3.20 km100%total3 km
- Storebekkord 1len here3.15 km100%total3 km
- Kvednebekkenord 1len here2.80 km98%total3 km
- Skrøylebekkjenord 1len here2.75 km95%total3 km
- Langevassbekkenord 1len here2.74 km96%total3 km
- Hisånaord 2len here2.72 km100%total3 km
- Fedaelvaord 4len here2.65 km95%total3 km
- Kvidingenord 4len here2.28 km100%total2 km
- Studedalsbekkenord 1len here2.24 km100%total2 km
- Rukkåniord 1len here1.85 km66%total3 km
- Dalebekkenord 1len here1.80 km101%total2 km
- Tverrbekkenord 2len here1.75 km47%total4 km
- Årliånaord 1len here1.73 km56%total3 km
- Djubedalsbekkjenord 2len here1.66 km101%total2 km
- Henriksånaord 1len here1.66 km100%total2 km
- Urebekkenord 1len here1.62 km100%total2 km
- Krobekkjenord 1len here1.61 km100%total2 km
- Gravrosbekkenord 1len here1.55 km100%total2 km
- Rosebekkenord 4len here1.13 km46%total2 km
- Leidebekkord 1len here0.72 km12%total6 km
- Verbekkord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
- Ovedalsånaord 2len here0.54 km5%total11 km
- Solisbekkenord 1len here0.36 km101%total0 km
- Litleånåord 2len here0.24 km101%total0 km
- Kjeånaord 2len here0.16 km7%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
3,2%
Pesticides
11,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN Ia · 6IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Setesdal Vesthei Ryfylkeheiane
IUCN IVProtected Landscape · 2000
2 322 km²
Kyrkjevatna
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2016
4 km²
Åkrokan
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 1981
0 km²
Dyrlimyra
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 1981
0 km²
Dyrlimyra
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Setesdal Vesthei RyfylkeheianeEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported2 459 km²
- Setesdal Vesthei RyfylkeheianeProtected LandscapeIUCN IV20002 322 km²
- KyrkjevatnaNature ReserveIUCN Ia20164 km²
- ÅkrokanNature ReserveIUCN Ia19810 km²
- DyrlimyraNature ReserveIUCN Ia19810 km²
- DyrlimyraEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported0 km²
- EljestraumNature ReserveIUCN Ia20100 km²
- SkremyrNature ReserveIUCN Ia19810 km²
- KnebeknutenNature ReserveIUCN Ia19780 km²
- KnebeknutenEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN