Commune · ZAF
Merafong City
South Africa
Species observed
1 619
Observations
174 752
Area
1 630,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Merafong City : 17 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 619 distinct species · 174 752 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
634mm
Warmest m°
26,1°C
Coldest m°
2,9°C
Elevation: 1 517 m on average (min 1 354 m, max 1 718 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
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
12,8g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
64,6%
Silt
11,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to West Rand
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 27 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
41,6km
Lake surface here
13,79km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 965km²
Discharge in basins
1,9m³/s
Mean precip.
659mm/an
Mean T°
16,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
21mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 508m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Loopspruitsub-area1 293,1 km²overlap733.08 km²45%
- Bassin de Mooiriviersub-area672,9 km²overlap528.66 km²32%
- Basin #03240sub-area456,4 km²overlap181.66 km²11%
- Basin #04320sub-area1 582,6 km²overlap69.93 km²4%
- Bassin de Rietspruitsub-area1 141 km²overlap52.07 km²3%
- Basin #03270sub-area570,5 km²overlap40.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Mooiriviersub-area682,9 km²overlap24.57 km²2%
Lakes (27, top by area)
- Klipdrifdamarea4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1419342area0,8 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1419341area0,8 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1419432area0,6 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1419142area0,6 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419407area0,5 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1419406area0,5 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1419425area0,5 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1419321area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
18 more lakes
- Lac 1419131area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419426area0,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1419316area0,4 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1419325area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419380area0,4 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1419431area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419434area0,3 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 1419106area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1419398area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419427area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1419436area0,2 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1419392area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419367area0,2 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1419352area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1419408area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1419372area0,1 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1419515area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1419354area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
93,6%
Pesticides
39,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)