Ontologia

Municipality · NLD

Meerssen

Netherlands

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

5 906

Observations

295 627

Area

28,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Meerssen : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 107 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
107
Connectance
0.124
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

5 906 distinct species · 295 627 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

295 627 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 295 627
295 627–295 626
295 627–295 626
295 627–295 626
< 295 627

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,3°C

Annual rain

854mm

Warmest m°

22,4°C

Coldest m°

0,1°C

Elevation: 87 m on average (min 39 m, max 131 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,3°C
Annual rain
854mm
Warmest month
22,4°C
Coldest month
0,1°C
Mean alt.
87m
Min
39m
Max
131m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

21,5g/kg

Clay

19,7%

Sand

22,2%

Silt

58,0%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
22,3%
Silt
58,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
22,5%
Silt
58,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
21,9%
Silt
57,7%

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

Land cover

Forest19.5%
Crops38.6%
Built-up3.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)38.0%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

5,6km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

23 015km²

Discharge in basins

3,0m³/s

Mean precip.

827mm/an

Mean T°

9,6°C

Moisture idx

0,12

Max snow

10%

Mean runoff

391mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

102m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

4,9nW

Built-up

343,2%

Pesticides

57,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Assigned · 1

NNN-LI

IUCN Not Assigned

Nature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations · 2017

531 km²

Geuldal

IUCN IV

Nature Conservation Act · 2015

27 km²

Geuldal

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2015

27 km²

Grensmaas

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2013

3 km²

Grensmaas

IUCN IV

Nature Conservation Act · 2013

3 km²

Complete list

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