Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Lephalale

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)

Species observed

3 851

Observations

150 319

Area

13 784,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 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 Lephalale : 11 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.109
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

3 851 distinct species · 150 319 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

150 319 obs · 326 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 700
1 217–4 699
344–1 216
148–343
< 148

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,2°C

Annual rain

446mm

Warmest m°

30,7°C

Coldest m°

7,2°C

Elevation: 977 m on average (min 764 m, max 1 654 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,2°C
Annual rain
446mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
7,2°C
Mean alt.
977m
Min
764m
Max
1 654m
Std. dev.
158m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

8,5g/kg

Clay

17,5%

Sand

70,7%

Silt

11,8%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Waterberg

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
12,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
72,5%
Silt
11,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
69,0%
Silt
11,2%

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

Land cover

Forest16.8%
Crops10.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)71.4%

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

Hydrology45 basins · 3 lakes · 16 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 182,4km

Lake surface here

8,06km²

Basins crossed

45

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

102 105km²

Discharge in basins

237,5m³/s

Mean precip.

484mm/an

Mean T°

20,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,72

Mean runoff

12mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

983m

Watersheds crossing here

36 more basins

Lakes (3, top by area)

Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)

4 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

14,2%

Pesticides

37,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas65

IUCN Not Reported · 65
Complete list

+ 5 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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