Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Lukanji

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(71 %)

Species observed

2 233

Observations

70 346

Area

3 812,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Lukanji : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.069
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

2 233 distinct species · 70 346 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

70 346 obs · 100 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 53 496
459–53 495
114–458
48–113
< 48

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,3°C

Annual rain

568mm

Warmest m°

26,7°C

Coldest m°

3,2°C

Elevation: 1 158 m on average (min 576 m, max 1 805 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,3°C
Annual rain
568mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
1 158m
Min
576m
Max
1 805m
Std. dev.
222m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(71 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

16,6g/kg

Clay

27,7%

Sand

46,3%

Silt

26,0%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Chris Hani

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
26,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
26,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
24,3%

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

Land cover

Forest8.7%
Crops13.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil2.9%
Other (grassland, water…)74.8%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 8 lakes · 16 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

605,8km

Lake surface here

3,95km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

13 661km²

Discharge in basins

39,0m³/s

Mean precip.

647mm/an

Mean T°

14,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,52

Mean runoff

93mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 230m

Watersheds crossing here

5 more basins

Lakes (8, 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

43,4%

Pesticides

21,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

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