Ontologia

Division · LKA

Medawachchiya

Sri Lanka

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

173

Observations

2 334

Area

529,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Medawachchiya : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.057
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

173 distinct species · 2 334 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 334 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 847
123–1 846
102–122
24–101
< 24

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

27,4°C

Annual rain

1 307mm

Warmest m°

33,7°C

Coldest m°

20,9°C

Elevation: 95 m on average (min 55 m, max 160 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
1 307mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
20,9°C
Mean alt.
95m
Min
55m
Max
160m
Std. dev.
19m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

40,0g/kg

Clay

29,4%

Sand

45,5%

Silt

25,1%

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

Dominant lithology: paGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
51,0g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
37,3g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
25,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
25,0%

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

Land cover

Forest61.5%
Crops16.6%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)20.9%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 37 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

35,4km

Lake surface here

11,70km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 130km²

Discharge in basins

6,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 419mm/an

Mean T°

27,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,11

Mean runoff

414mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

97m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

69,3%

Pesticides

11,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Ib · 4

Paddawiya

IUCN Ib

Reserved Forest · 2013

358 km²

Wedakanda

IUCN Ib

Reserved Forest · 1936

42 km²

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