Ontologia

Province · zwe

Matabeleland South

Zimbabwe

BShArid, steppe, hot(85 %)

Species observed

4 914

Observations

157 970

Area

54 102,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 South : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.108
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

4 914 distinct species · 157 970 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

157 970 obs · 25 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 54 873
20 533–54 872
1 868–20 532
722–1 867
< 722

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,3°C

Annual rain

491mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

8,9°C

Elevation: 946 m on average (min 224 m, max 1 521 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
491mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
8,9°C
Mean alt.
946m
Min
224m
Max
1 521m
Std. dev.
282m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(85 %)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

8,2g/kg

Clay

21,6%

Sand

64,0%

Silt

14,3%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
64,6%
Silt
14,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
14,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
62,4%
Silt
13,8%

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

Land cover

Forest17.6%
Crops21.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)59.9%

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

Hydrology121 basins · 50 lakes · 49 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 988,0km

Lake surface here

101,34km²

Basins crossed

121

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

232 751km²

Discharge in basins

819,7m³/s

Mean precip.

490mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,71

Mean runoff

33mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

946m

Watersheds crossing here

112 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (49, ord ≥ 4)

37 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

16,9%

Pesticides

6,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas34

IUCN Not Reported · 28IUCN IV · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN V · 1

Unknown 7

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

1 315 km²

Bubiana

IUCN Not Reported

Sanctuary

1 292 km²

Mabhongana

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

1 034 km²

Dite 2

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

954 km²

Sengwe

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

785 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations10