Commune · ZAF
Mnquma
South Africa
Species observed
2 791
Observations
19 981
Area
3 268,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Mnquma : 26 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 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
2 791 distinct species · 19 981 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,5°C
Annual rain
829mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
8,5°C
Elevation: 563 m on average (min -36 m, max 1 093 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
6,2
Org. C
24,0g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
31,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Amathole
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)
Hydrology14 basins · 2 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
666,3km
Lake surface here
2,80km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
20 521km²
Discharge in basins
179,7m³/s
Mean precip.
782mm/an
Mean T°
17,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
219mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
591m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Nqabarasub-area2 631,3 km²overlap1157.72 km²35%
- Bassin de Gcuwa Riversub-area1 152,1 km²overlap1145.62 km²35%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area563 km²overlap360.91 km²11%
- Bassin de Great Kei Riversub-area192,3 km²overlap143.25 km²4%
- Bassin de Toleni Riversub-area121,2 km²overlap121.10 km²4%
- Bassin de Great Kei Riversub-area169,8 km²overlap75.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Great Kei Riversub-area158,9 km²overlap72.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Gcuwa Riversub-area73,3 km²overlap63.12 km²2%
- Bassin de Tsomosub-area309,9 km²overlap48.01 km²1%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- Gcuwa Riverord 3len here130.97 km100%total131 km
- Great Kei Riverord 6len here92.70 km26%total360 km
- Qora Riverord 3len here86.33 km87%total99 km
- Khoboqaba Riverord 2len here77.95 km100%total78 km
- Tsomoord 4len here56.57 km32%total179 km
- Xilinxa Riverord 3len here36.66 km100%total37 km
- iNxaxo Riverord 2len here31.69 km100%total32 km
- Toleni Riverord 6len here31.68 km100%total32 km
- Nqamakwe Riverord 2len here29.23 km100%total29 km
- Tyiniraord 2len here20.13 km100%total20 km
- iCegcuwana Riverord 2len here14.44 km100%total14 km
- Ngculuord 4len here13.82 km100%total14 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Ndakanaord 1len here12.53 km100%total13 km
- Ncisinindeord 1len here10.94 km100%total11 km
- Qwaninga Riverord 3len here8.47 km13%total67 km
- Hebe-Hebeord 1len here4.09 km100%total4 km
- Mbizaord 1len here4.08 km100%total4 km
- KuNgoboziord 1len here2.51 km100%total3 km
- Zangwaord 1len here1.30 km100%total1 km
- Kwa-Lutuliord 1len here0.22 km3%total6 km
- Khubusiord 4len here≈ tangenttotal95 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
110,6%
Pesticides
18,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)