Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Lejweleputswa

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(83 %)

Species observed

3 061

Observations

620 044

Area

31 930,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Lejweleputswa : 15 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.092
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

3 061 distinct species · 620 044 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

620 044 obs · 722 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 7 690
662–7 689
214–661
87–213
< 87

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,3°C

Annual rain

546mm

Warmest m°

30,2°C

Coldest m°

2,3°C

Elevation: 1 313 m on average (min 1 141 m, max 1 565 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
546mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
2,3°C
Mean alt.
1 313m
Min
1 141m
Max
1 565m
Std. dev.
70m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(83 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,2

Org. C

8,4g/kg

Clay

23,2%

Sand

68,7%

Silt

8,1%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
70,0%
Silt
8,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
8,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
7,7%

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

Land cover

Forest2.8%
Crops44.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil4.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.5%

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

Hydrology70 basins · 50 lakes · 35 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 577,7km

Lake surface here

173,25km²

Basins crossed

70

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

117 398km²

Discharge in basins

715,0m³/s

Mean precip.

525mm/an

Mean T°

16,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,67

Mean runoff

22mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 320m

Watersheds crossing here

61 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)

23 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

18,6%

Pesticides

26,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas85

IUCN Not Reported · 85
Complete list

+ 25 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations5