Pondoland Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2004
1 237 km²
Commune · ZAF
Mbizana
South Africa
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)
Species observed
3 065
Observations
25 274
Area
2 413,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Mbizana : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.068
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 065 distinct species · 25 274 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,4°C
Annual rain
1 071mm
Warmest m°
24,6°C
Coldest m°
7,4°C
Elevation: 655 m on average (min -14 m, max 1 846 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,4°C
Annual rain
1 071mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
655m
Min
-14m
Max
1 846m
Std. dev.
297m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)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
24,0g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
32,8%
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
5,9
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
33,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
33,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
31,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.6%
Crops39.4%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
477,5km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 606km²
Discharge in basins
30,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 011mm/an
Mean T°
16,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Mean runoff
431mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
667m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mtamvuna Riversub-area1 605,8 km²overlap841.87 km²35%
- Bassin de Mtentu Riversub-area966,6 km²overlap648.87 km²27%
- Bassin de Mzamba Riversub-area508,4 km²overlap507.60 km²21%
- Bassin de Mnyameni Riversub-area283,7 km²overlap277.88 km²12%
- Bassin de Buhlambosub-area427,1 km²overlap129.05 km²5%
- Basin #13490sub-area9 km²overlap8.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area114,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area240,4 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Mzamba Riverord 3len here104.55 km99%total105 km
- Mtamvuna Riverord 4len here86.61 km47%total182 km
- Mtentu Riverord 4len here72.31 km59%total123 km
- Swaneord 3len here46.77 km100%total47 km
- Cwaka Riverord 3len here44.87 km100%total45 km
- Mnyameni Riverord 3len here25.81 km99%total26 km
- Nqabeniord 2len here24.72 km100%total25 km
- Ntelekweniord 1len here15.28 km100%total15 km
- KuNtlamvukaziord 3len here13.59 km100%total14 km
- Lungenzeord 1len here11.25 km100%total11 km
- Mtentshwanaord 2len here10.72 km100%total11 km
- Mpahlane Riverord 1len here7.46 km100%total7 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
119,1%
Pesticides
23,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 6🌊 Marine · 3
Mkambati Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1977
79 km²
Mkambati Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2025
77 km²
Ngele Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1994
41 km²
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1971
26 km²
Bizana Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1999
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN