Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Mossel Bay

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(50 %)

Species observed

4 376

Observations

204 973

Area

2 010,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 37 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 Mossel Bay : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.043
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

4 376 distinct species · 204 973 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

204 973 obs · 57 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 26 563
7 831–26 562
3 056–7 830
1 781–3 055
< 1 781

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,7°C

Annual rain

550mm

Warmest m°

25,2°C

Coldest m°

7,6°C

Elevation: 252 m on average (min -24 m, max 1 103 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,7°C
Annual rain
550mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
252m
Min
-24m
Max
1 103m
Std. dev.
196m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(50 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

27,4g/kg

Clay

22,1%

Sand

60,2%

Silt

17,7%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Eden

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
40,9g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
17,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
17,6%

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

Land cover

Forest6.6%
Crops7.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil4.6%
Other (grassland, water…)81.3%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

212,5km

Lake surface here

0,96km²

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

45 082km²

Discharge in basins

26,5m³/s

Mean precip.

447mm/an

Mean T°

16,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,64

Mean runoff

45mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

252m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (3, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

52,1%

Pesticides

18,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Complete list

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