Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Constituency · SWZ
Lubuli
Swaziland
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
1 067
Observations
10 270
Area
450,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Lubuli : 14 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.105
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
1 067 distinct species · 10 270 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,8°C
Annual rain
591mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 269 m on average (min 170 m, max 605 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,8°C
Annual rain
591mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
269m
Min
170m
Max
605m
Std. dev.
71m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
19,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,2g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
20,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
19,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.9%
Crops25.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)56.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 5 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
77,1km
Lake surface here
1,63km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
16 768km²
Discharge in basins
4,9m³/s
Mean precip.
712mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
123mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
437m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
28,8%
Pesticides
15,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN