Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Moses Kotane

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)

Species observed

1 797

Observations

256 534

Area

5 719,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Moses Kotane : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.076
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

1 797 distinct species · 256 534 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

256 534 obs · 123 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 58 191
3 321–58 190
468–3 320
113–467
< 113

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,8°C

Annual rain

604mm

Warmest m°

29,5°C

Coldest m°

5,7°C

Elevation: 1 098 m on average (min 942 m, max 1 524 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,8°C
Annual rain
604mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
5,7°C
Mean alt.
1 098m
Min
942m
Max
1 524m
Std. dev.
80m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

11,0g/kg

Clay

28,6%

Sand

54,6%

Silt

16,8%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Bojanala

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
17,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
17,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
15,8%

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

Land cover

Forest13.4%
Crops11.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)73.4%

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

Hydrology22 basins · 12 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

210,2km

Lake surface here

20,92km²

Basins crossed

22

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

29 548km²

Discharge in basins

14,0m³/s

Mean precip.

590mm/an

Mean T°

19,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,65

Mean runoff

12mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 086m

Watersheds crossing here

13 more basins

Lakes (12, top by area)

3 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

80,0%

Pesticides

35,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas16

IUCN Not Reported · 16
Complete list

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