Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Medha
India
AwTropical, savannah(49 %)
Species observed
735
Observations
9 326
Area
856,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Medha : 23 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.090
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
735 distinct species · 9 326 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
3 288mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 834 m on average (min 278 m, max 1 300 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
3 288mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
834m
Min
278m
Max
1 300m
Std. dev.
148m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(49 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
26,9g/kg
Clay
40,1%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
28,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Satara
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
36,6g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
29,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
28,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
28,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.4%
Crops18.2%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)39.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
195,9km
Lake surface here
61,14km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 209km²
Discharge in basins
42,8m³/s
Mean precip.
2 031mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
0,14
Mean runoff
1 545mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
795m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Koynasub-area1 891,3 km²overlap467.83 km²55%
- Bassin de Krishnasub-area952,2 km²overlap178.03 km²21%
- Bassin de Venna Riversub-area329,3 km²overlap164.56 km²19%
- Bassin de Vashishtisub-area2 208,3 km²overlap21.81 km²3%
- Bassin de Urmodi Riversub-area405 km²overlap18.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Tarali Riversub-area317,9 km²overlap5.58 km²1%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
53,4%
Pesticides
3,3kg/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