SOUTH OKANAGAN GRASSLANDS PROTECTED AREA
IUCN IIProtected Area · 2001
93 km²
Commune · CAN
Lower Similkameen 2
Canada
BSkArid, steppe, cold(90 %)
Species observed
926
Observations
14 257
Area
14,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Lower Similkameen 2 : 26 espèces reliées par 107 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 17 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
107
Connectance
0.118
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
926 distinct species · 14 257 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,1°C
Annual rain
333mm
Warmest m°
28,8°C
Coldest m°
-5,5°C
Elevation: 449 m on average (min 377 m, max 646 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,1°C
Annual rain
333mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
-5,5°C
Mean alt.
449m
Min
377m
Max
646m
Std. dev.
84m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(90 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
33,1g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
38,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Okanagan-Similkameen
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
53,2g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
38,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
38,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
37,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.4%
Crops7.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil6.9%
Other (grassland, water…)61.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 280km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
345mm/an
Mean T°
4,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,53
Max snow
30%
Mean runoff
133mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 261m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,9%
Pesticides
13,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN