Cedarville Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2015
151 km²
Commune · ZAF
Matatiele
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(65 %)
Species observed
1 655
Observations
29 231
Area
4 352,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Matatiele : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.059
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
1 655 distinct species · 29 231 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,6°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest m°
24,6°C
Coldest m°
-0,8°C
Elevation: 1 636 m on average (min 1 136 m, max 2 696 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,6°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
-0,8°C
Mean alt.
1 636m
Min
1 136m
Max
2 696m
Std. dev.
222m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(65 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
27,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Alfred Nzo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
28,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
27,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.5%
Crops28.2%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil3.3%
Other (grassland, water…)60.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology25 basins · 12 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
395,9km
Lake surface here
3,98km²
Basins crossed
25
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
10 894km²
Discharge in basins
83,8m³/s
Mean precip.
758mm/an
Mean T°
14,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
203mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 610m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mabelesub-area549,8 km²overlap534.42 km²12%
- Bassin de Kinirasub-area1 061,2 km²overlap519.71 km²12%
- Basin #38710sub-area501,5 km²overlap497.34 km²11%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area804,8 km²overlap406.41 km²9%
- Bassin de Mvenyanesub-area616,5 km²overlap397.51 km²9%
- Bassin de Mabelesub-area354,1 km²overlap353.68 km²8%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area386,5 km²overlap260.59 km²6%
- Basin #39110sub-area219,6 km²overlap219.35 km²5%
- Basin #38930sub-area215 km²overlap214.79 km²5%
16 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #38110sub-area186,2 km²overlap182.15 km²4%
- Bassin de Kinirasub-area143,3 km²overlap143.13 km²3%
- Bassin de Mabelesub-area142,4 km²overlap142.27 km²3%
- Bassin de Mafube Riversub-area141,4 km²overlap137.94 km²3%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area140,1 km²overlap136.88 km²3%
- Bassin de Kinirasub-area375,4 km²overlap97.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area58,4 km²overlap58.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Tina Riversub-area3 214,3 km²overlap26.14 km²1%
- Basin #38400sub-area240,1 km²overlap17.72 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area637,6 km²overlap2.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Droewig Riversub-area200 km²overlap1.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Qanatu Riversub-area624,7 km²overlap1.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Senqusub-area590,1 km²overlap0.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Qhoali Riversub-area485,8 km²overlap0.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area230,3 km²overlap0.16 km²0%
- Bassin de Tseolike Riversub-area809,7 km²overlap0.13 km²0%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Lac 1422960area0,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1422951area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1422950area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1422946area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1422983area0,3 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1422931area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1422977area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1422956area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1422952area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Kiniraord 4len here103.75 km51%total204 km
- Mzimvubuord 4len here91.70 km37%total248 km
- Mabeleord 4len here81.58 km100%total82 km
- Mvenyaneord 3len here60.71 km58%total104 km
- Jordan Riverord 2len here38.89 km100%total39 km
- Mafube Riverord 3len here15.83 km100%total16 km
- Tinaord 4len here3.48 km2%total183 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
57,5%
Pesticides
17,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 7
Malekgalonyane Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1990
102 km²
Grootvlei Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2025
45 km²
Matatiele Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2007
44 km²
Golden Fleece Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2022
3 km²
Mountain Lake Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1975
2 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Cedarville Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2015151 km²
- Malekgalonyane Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1990102 km²
- Grootvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported202545 km²
- Matatiele Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200744 km²
- Golden Fleece Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20223 km²
- Mountain Lake Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19752 km²
- Wilfried Baur Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19672 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations26
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