Ontologia

Commune · CHE

Mendrisio

Switzerland

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(53 %)

Species observed

7 939

Observations

298 955

Area

21,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Mendrisio : 12 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 21.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.209
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

7 939 distinct species · 298 955 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

298 955 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 90 641
90 641–90 640
84 868–90 640
84 868–84 867
< 84 868

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

Climate

Mean T°

11,2°C

Annual rain

1 840mm

Warmest m°

24,6°C

Coldest m°

-1,9°C

Elevation: 590 m on average (min 289 m, max 1 140 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,2°C
Annual rain
1 840mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
-1,9°C
Mean alt.
590m
Min
289m
Max
1 140m
Std. dev.
248m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(53 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

57,4g/kg

Clay

22,7%

Sand

42,1%

Silt

35,2%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Mendrisio

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
92,0g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
36,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
50,7g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
34,2%

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

Land cover

Forest52.3%
Crops3.9%
Built-up4.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)38.9%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

12,7km

Lake surface here

0,48km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

777km²

Discharge in basins

0,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 307mm/an

Mean T°

9,3°C

Moisture idx

0,42

Max snow

10%

Mean runoff

1 161mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

737m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

6,2nW

Built-up

438,3%

Pesticides

29,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas15

IUCN IV · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Monte San Giorgio

IUCN Not Applicable

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2003

11 km²

Colombera

IUCN Not Assigned

Emerald Sites · 2009

0 km²

Colombera

IUCN Not Reported

Emerald Network

0 km²

Complete list

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