Soetdoring Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1978
68 km²
Commune · ZAF
Mangaung
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(95 %)
Species observed
3 057
Observations
378 998
Area
6 284km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Mangaung : 19 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.079
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
3 057 distinct species · 378 998 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,6°C
Annual rain
576mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
1,6°C
Elevation: 1 388 m on average (min 1 223 m, max 1 991 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
576mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
1,6°C
Mean alt.
1 388m
Min
1 223m
Max
1 991m
Std. dev.
93m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
12,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Mangaung
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
64,2%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
12,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
11,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.3%
Crops38.7%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil5.2%
Other (grassland, water…)51.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 23 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
551,8km
Lake surface here
27,35km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
14 247km²
Discharge in basins
13,8m³/s
Mean precip.
555mm/an
Mean T°
15,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
26mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 397m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Modder Riversub-area2 222,8 km²overlap1443.01 km²23%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area1 985 km²overlap912.97 km²15%
- Bassin de Bloemspruitsub-area678,6 km²overlap677.73 km²11%
- Bassin de Kgabanyanesub-area649,9 km²overlap553.14 km²9%
- Bassin de Korannaspruitsub-area582,6 km²overlap423.32 km²7%
- Bassin de Groot-vetriviersub-area2 245,4 km²overlap359.60 km²6%
- Bassin de Tierpoortsub-area1 721,2 km²overlap355.81 km²6%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area349,5 km²overlap333.98 km²5%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area299,5 km²overlap299.11 km²5%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Moddersub-area391,6 km²overlap245.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area246 km²overlap243.98 km²4%
- Bassin de Onder-Kromspruitsub-area972,4 km²overlap162.18 km²3%
- Bassin de Leeurivier (Phatlaletse) Riversub-area1 443,4 km²overlap125.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Osspruitsub-area693,6 km²overlap63.70 km²1%
- Basin #58080sub-area1 149,4 km²overlap48.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area50,4 km²overlap16.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Moddersub-area10,9 km²overlap10.92 km²0%
- Bassin de Modder Riversub-area1 192,7 km²overlap7.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area1 393,3 km²overlap1.09 km²0%
- Bassin de Doringspruitsub-area938,1 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
Lakes (23, top by area)
- Krugersdriftdamarea9,2 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Rusfonteindamarea7,6 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Tierpoortdamarea4,1 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lake #83834area4 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lake #83783area1,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake #83786area1,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1422094area0,9 km²avg depth15.0 m
- Lac 1421753area0,5 km²avg depth12.3 m
- Lac 1422008area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
14 more lakes
- Lac 1421828area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1422169area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1421400area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1421719area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1422136area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1422164area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1421682area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1421881area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1421956area0,2 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1421862area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1421449area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1421795area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1421786area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1422190area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Modderord 5len here194.71 km67%total293 km
- Korannaspruitord 3len here56.34 km100%total56 km
- Kgabanyaneord 3len here46.70 km100%total47 km
- Tierpoortord 4len here45.13 km33%total139 km
- Leeuspruitord 4len here42.69 km18%total240 km
- Bloemspruitord 3len here30.92 km78%total40 km
- Klipspruitord 3len here23.56 km14%total166 km
- Klein-Modderord 3len here22.18 km100%total22 km
- Sepaneord 2len here16.15 km100%total16 km
- Osspruitord 4len here14.74 km22%total68 km
- Modder Riverord 5len here14.72 km5%total318 km
- Dwaalspruitord 3len here11.97 km39%total31 km
6 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
1,0nW
Built-up
96,9%
Pesticides
25,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN Not Reported · 19
Nielsview Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1998
60 km²
Maria Moroka National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1984
37 km²
Rooikraal Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
29 km²
Highlands Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
29 km²
De Oudekraal Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
26 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197868 km²
- Nielsview Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199860 km²
- Maria Moroka National ParkNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198437 km²
- Rooikraal Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199729 km²
- Highlands ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200029 km²
- De Oudekraal Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200126 km²
- Rustfontein Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197418 km²
- Steenbokkraal Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199811 km²
- Auch Macoy Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200111 km²
- Woodland Hills Golf and Wildlife EstateNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20009 km²
- Phakwe RestcampNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19989 km²
- Bergkraal ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20008 km²
- Buffalo ValleyNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20015 km²
- De Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19904 km²
- Franklin Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19882 km²
- Olievenkloof Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19971 km²
- Kopano NokengNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20010 km²
- Dawn Valley Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19970 km²
- Karee Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19920 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN