Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Maquassi Hills

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(76 %)

Species observed

1 137

Observations

30 727

Area

4 643km²

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 Maquassi Hills : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.067
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

1 137 distinct species · 30 727 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

30 727 obs · 104 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 558
470–2 557
130–469
57–129
< 57

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,6°C

Annual rain

538mm

Warmest m°

29,3°C

Coldest m°

3,4°C

Elevation: 1 348 m on average (min 1 227 m, max 1 553 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,6°C
Annual rain
538mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
1 348m
Min
1 227m
Max
1 553m
Std. dev.
78m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(76 %)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

8,2g/kg

Clay

21,0%

Sand

70,3%

Silt

8,6%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Dr Kenneth Kaunda

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
8,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
72,7%
Silt
8,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
66,6%
Silt
8,2%

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

Land cover

Forest3.3%
Crops51.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.4%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 11 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

189,7km

Lake surface here

39,23km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

87 933km²

Discharge in basins

170,8m³/s

Mean precip.

572mm/an

Mean T°

17,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,64

Mean runoff

30mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 361m

Watersheds crossing here

5 more basins

Lakes (11, top by area)

2 more lakes

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

17,1%

Pesticides

11,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 9
Complete list

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