Ontologia

Province · zwe

Matabeleland North

Zimbabwe

BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)

Species observed

4 017

Observations

215 488

Area

75 444,1km²

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 Matabeleland North : 16 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
20
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

4 017 distinct species · 215 488 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

215 488 obs · 35 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 46 150
20 175–46 149
3 086–20 174
970–3 085
< 970

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

22,1°C

Annual rain

619mm

Warmest m°

32,2°C

Coldest m°

9,8°C

Elevation: 1 004 m on average (min 484 m, max 1 468 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,1°C
Annual rain
619mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 004m
Min
484m
Max
1 468m
Std. dev.
178m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)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

9,0g/kg

Clay

25,4%

Sand

57,6%

Silt

17,0%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
17,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
16,6%

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

Land cover

Forest25.4%
Crops15.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)58.9%

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

Hydrology160 basins · 50 lakes · 70 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

4 824,3km

Lake surface here

1 006,01km²

Basins crossed

160

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

615 819km²

Discharge in basins

9 991,4m³/s

Mean precip.

613mm/an

Mean T°

21,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,66

Mean runoff

39mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 010m

Watersheds crossing here

151 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (70, ord ≥ 4)

58 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

12,3%

Pesticides

6,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas82

IUCN Not Reported · 64IUCN II · 8IUCN VI · 4IUCN V · 2IUCN III · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1📍 Point sites · 10

Hwange

IUCN II

National Park · 1949

14 699 km²

Matetsi

IUCN VI

Safari Area · 1975

2 989 km²

Chizarira

IUCN II

National Park · 1975

1 948 km²

Chirisa

IUCN VI

Safari Area · 1975

1 710 km²

Gwayi

IUCN Not Reported

State Forest · 1930

1 429 km²

Complete list

+ 22 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations9