Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 1994
344 km²
Commune · ZAF
Madibeng
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)
Species observed
3 676
Observations
454 904
Area
3 839,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Madibeng : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 676 distinct species · 454 904 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest m°
29,2°C
Coldest m°
5,1°C
Elevation: 1 121 m on average (min 954 m, max 1 750 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest month
29,2°C
Coldest month
5,1°C
Mean alt.
1 121m
Min
954m
Max
1 750m
Std. dev.
112m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)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
12,4g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
15,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Bojanala
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
15,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
63,7%
Silt
15,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
14,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.7%
Crops9.8%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)71.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 13 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
506,1km
Lake surface here
36,67km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
22 110km²
Discharge in basins
22,9m³/s
Mean precip.
623mm/an
Mean T°
18,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,62
Mean runoff
14mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 147m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tolwane Riversub-area1 134,8 km²overlap924.16 km²24%
- Bassin de Krokodilriviersub-area562,3 km²overlap554.16 km²14%
- Bassin de Pienaars Riversub-area868,8 km²overlap384.24 km²10%
- Bassin de Krokodilriviersub-area372,1 km²overlap337.74 km²9%
- Bassin de Gwatlhesub-area854,4 km²overlap257.26 km²7%
- Bassin de Magaliessub-area1 135,3 km²overlap239.54 km²6%
- Bassin de Krokodilriviersub-area431,4 km²overlap224.51 km²6%
- Bassin de Krokodilriviersub-area224,7 km²overlap223.70 km²6%
- Bassin de Krokodilriviersub-area211,9 km²overlap201.86 km²5%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Crocodile Riversub-area341,7 km²overlap173.11 km²5%
- Bassin de Crocodile Riversub-area1 580,3 km²overlap162.42 km²4%
- Bassin de Pienaars Riversub-area105 km²overlap103.17 km²3%
- Bassin de Elands Riversub-area94,5 km²overlap41.12 km²1%
- Bassin de Hexsub-area1 569,6 km²overlap5.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Elands Riversub-area668,1 km²overlap4.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Rietspruitsub-area1 056,2 km²overlap2.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Rietsub-area1 066,9 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Jukskei Riversub-area1 492,4 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Hartbeespoortdamarea16,9 km²avg depth11.7 m
- Roodekopjes Damarea12,3 km²avg depth8.4 m
- Klipvoordamarea6,9 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1418738area1 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1418772area0,5 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1418730area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1418448area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1418739area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1418740area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Krokodilrivierord 6len here146.03 km33%total449 km
- Tolwane Riverord 3len here99.86 km79%total127 km
- Crocodile Riverord 6len here65.49 km42%total154 km
- Pienaars Riverord 5len here48.06 km70%total69 km
- Magaliesord 3len here25.78 km40%total64 km
- Tolwaneord 3len here24.18 km100%total24 km
- Hexrivierord 3len here24.03 km100%total24 km
- Moretele Riverord 5len here18.25 km52%total35 km
- Kareespruitord 4len here17.53 km58%total30 km
- Maretlwaneord 4len here12.63 km48%total27 km
- Leewenord 1len here9.37 km100%total9 km
- Elands Riverord 5len here5.37 km2%total269 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,7nW
Built-up
150,5%
Pesticides
29,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas22
IUCN Not Reported · 22
Borakalalo National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1984
149 km²
Hartbeespoort Dam Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1969
37 km²
Knopieskop Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1955
22 km²
Kareesloot Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1965
19 km²
Koos Meintjies Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1969
17 km²
Complete list22 protected areas
- Magaliesberg Protected Natural EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported1994344 km²
- Borakalalo National ParkNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1984149 km²
- Hartbeespoort Dam Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196937 km²
- Knopieskop Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195522 km²
- Kareesloot Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196519 km²
- Koos Meintjies Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196917 km²
- Franko Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195816 km²
- Rustig No 2 Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196514 km²
- M. J. Hermann Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195914 km²
- Flovin Mauken Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195713 km²
- Burger Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196011 km²
- Atorus Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195710 km²
- Krokodil Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported195710 km²
- Hans Engelbrecht Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196910 km²
- Gelukshoek Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19559 km²
- Sterkfontein Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19579 km²
- Dawie Pieterse Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19678 km²
- Boschkop Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19558 km²
- Rustig No 1 Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19657 km²
- M'Nandi Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19594 km²
- Thabaphiri Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19622 km²
- Elma Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19622 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN