Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Constituency · SWZ
Matsanjeni North
Swaziland
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(66 %)
Species observed
661
Observations
3 489
Area
398,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Matsanjeni North : 38 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.046
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
661 distinct species · 3 489 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,0°C
Annual rain
821mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
10,8°C
Elevation: 392 m on average (min 96 m, max 609 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
821mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
392m
Min
96m
Max
609m
Std. dev.
109m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(66 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
26,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
29,3g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
26,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
26,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.2%
Crops16.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)40.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
39,2km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 768km²
Discharge in basins
9,7m³/s
Mean precip.
657mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,58
Mean runoff
125mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
160m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
30,0%
Pesticides
12,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN