Ontologia

Subdivision · BEL

Merksplas

Belgium

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

Species observed

3 592

Observations

89 941

Area

38,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 41 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 Merksplas : 29 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 101 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
101
Connectance
0.123
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

3 592 distinct species · 89 941 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

89 941 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 89 941
89 941–89 940
89 941–89 940
89 941–89 940
< 89 941

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,4°C

Annual rain

878mm

Warmest m°

22,4°C

Coldest m°

0,5°C

Elevation: 24 m on average (min 19 m, max 29 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,4°C
Annual rain
878mm
Warmest month
22,4°C
Coldest month
0,5°C
Mean alt.
24m
Min
19m
Max
29m
Std. dev.
2m
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

5,1

Org. C

36,7g/kg

Clay

9,6%

Sand

74,7%

Silt

15,7%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Antwerpen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
58,7g/kg
Clay
12,8%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
15,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
7,8%
Sand
76,1%
Silt
16,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
8,3%
Sand
76,2%
Silt
15,5%

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

Land cover

Forest24.4%
Crops35.8%
Built-up4.2%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)35.0%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

11,0km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 100km²

Discharge in basins

0,5m³/s

Mean precip.

790mm/an

Mean T°

9,7°C

Moisture idx

0,12

Max snow

10%

Mean runoff

450mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

12m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

3,7nW

Built-up

419,0%

Pesticides

71,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas14

IUCN IV · 5IUCN VI · 4IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Assigned · 2🌊 Marine · 1

NNN-NB

IUCN Not Assigned

Nature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations · 2015

1 317 km²

Complete list

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