Ontologia

Subdivision · BEL

Merelbeke

Belgium

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

Species observed

2 842

Observations

143 281

Area

39,4km²

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 Merelbeke : 30 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 98 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
98
Connectance
0.126
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

2 842 distinct species · 143 281 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

143 281 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 143 281
143 281–143 280
143 281–143 280
143 281–143 280
< 143 281

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,5°C

Annual rain

833mm

Warmest m°

22,2°C

Coldest m°

0,9°C

Elevation: 18 m on average (min 5 m, max 37 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,5°C
Annual rain
833mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
0,9°C
Mean alt.
18m
Min
5m
Max
37m
Std. dev.
9m
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

6,2

Org. C

37,9g/kg

Clay

24,3%

Sand

41,2%

Silt

34,5%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Oost-Vlaanderen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
47,0g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
29,2g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
35,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
34,6%

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

Land cover

Forest17.1%
Crops27.1%
Built-up5.1%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)49.9%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

6,8km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 629km²

Discharge in basins

4,5m³/s

Mean precip.

726mm/an

Mean T°

10,1°C

Moisture idx

0,00

Max snow

8%

Mean runoff

434mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

31m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

8,0nW

Built-up

505,9%

Pesticides

76,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas16

IUCN IV · 7IUCN VI · 5IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1
Complete list

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