Ontologia

Subdivision · BEL

Middelkerke

Belgium

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

Species observed

2 215

Observations

139 232

Area

74,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Middelkerke : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 132 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 23.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
132
Connectance
0.235
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

2 215 distinct species · 139 232 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

139 232 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 83 407
83 407–83 406
83 407–83 406
30 430–83 406
< 30 430

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,8°C

Annual rain

849mm

Warmest m°

20,1°C

Coldest m°

2,7°C

Elevation: 1 m on average (min -4 m, max 4 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,8°C
Annual rain
849mm
Warmest month
20,1°C
Coldest month
2,7°C
Mean alt.
1m
Min
-4m
Max
4m
Std. dev.
1m
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

7,4

Org. C

40,4g/kg

Clay

28,6%

Sand

28,7%

Silt

42,7%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to West-Vlaanderen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
60,8g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
28,3%
Silt
42,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
34,2g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
29,1%
Silt
42,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
42,5%

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

Land cover

Forest5.1%
Crops55.0%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.6%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

23,8km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 601km²

Discharge in basins

1,0m³/s

Mean precip.

683mm/an

Mean T°

10,2°C

Moisture idx

0,05

Max snow

9%

Mean runoff

476mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

15m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

3,9nW

Built-up

183,4%

Pesticides

68,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas12

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

De Middenkust

IUCN Not Assigned

Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) · 2003

10 km²

m301

IUCN Not Assigned

Protected Dunes (Flemish Region) · 1993

2 km²

Schuddebeurze

IUCN IV

Nature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region) · 2021

1 km²

NBP-WV-18-0002

IUCN VI

Nature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region) · 2018

0 km²

Complete list

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