Ontologia

Province · zaf

KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(38 %)

Species observed

26 937

Observations

5 629 949

Area

93 282,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 KwaZulu-Natal : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.079
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

26 937 distinct species · 5 629 949 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

5 629 949 obs · 47 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 916 424
291 036–916 423
103 036–291 035
65 275–103 035
< 65 275

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,9°C

Annual rain

893mm

Warmest m°

26,4°C

Coldest m°

6,8°C

Elevation: 859 m on average (min -98 m, max 3 322 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,9°C
Annual rain
893mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
6,8°C
Mean alt.
859m
Min
-98m
Max
3 322m
Std. dev.
557m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(38 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

22,4g/kg

Clay

31,7%

Sand

47,6%

Silt

20,7%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
21,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
20,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
20,1%

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

Land cover

Forest22.1%
Crops23.0%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)52.6%

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

Hydrology142 basins · 50 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

10 255,8km

Lake surface here

773,11km²

Basins crossed

142

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

30 280km²

Discharge in basins

1 589,2m³/s

Mean precip.

869mm/an

Mean T°

17,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

197mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

865m

Watersheds crossing here

133 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

96,4%

Pesticides

19,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas100

IUCN Not Reported · 89IUCN II · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN IV · 3IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 14

Maputo

IUCN V

Environmental Protection Area · 2019

5 732 km²

Complete list

+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations11