Ontologia

Commune · CHE

Lax

Switzerland

DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)

Species observed

3 036

Observations

30 564

Area

4,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Lax : 18 espèces reliées par 157 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 22.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 20 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
157
Connectance
0.223
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

3 036 distinct species · 30 564 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

30 564 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 30 564
30 564–30 563
30 564–30 563
30 564–30 563
< 30 564

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

Climate

Mean T°

4,0°C

Annual rain

1 580mm

Warmest m°

18,4°C

Coldest m°

-10,0°C

Elevation: 1 521 m on average (min 1 061 m, max 2 284 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,0°C
Annual rain
1 580mm
Warmest month
18,4°C
Coldest month
-10,0°C
Mean alt.
1 521m
Min
1 061m
Max
2 284m
Std. dev.
461m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)Cold

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

69,5g/kg

Clay

19,8%

Sand

44,6%

Silt

35,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Goms

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
108,8g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
36,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
60,4g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
35,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
39,3g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
35,0%

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

Land cover

Forest38.1%
Crops2.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil5.0%
Other (grassland, water…)53.4%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3,6km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

987km²

Discharge in basins

0,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 857mm/an

Mean T°

-0,2°C

Moisture idx

0,75

Max snow

56%

Mean runoff

1 425mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 270m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

70,3%

Pesticides

2,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN IV · 3

Meiggera

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

Martisbergeralp

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2017

0 km²

Sengg

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

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