Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Mpofana

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)

Species observed

3 001

Observations

95 673

Area

1 819,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Mpofana : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.077
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

3 001 distinct species · 95 673 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

95 673 obs · 45 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 12 757
5 858–12 756
1 991–5 857
955–1 990
< 955

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,7°C

Annual rain

887mm

Warmest m°

24,3°C

Coldest m°

2,2°C

Elevation: 1 466 m on average (min 810 m, max 2 437 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,7°C
Annual rain
887mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
2,2°C
Mean alt.
1 466m
Min
810m
Max
2 437m
Std. dev.
227m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

22,7g/kg

Clay

33,5%

Sand

44,4%

Silt

22,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Umgungundlovu

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
22,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
22,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
21,7%

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

Land cover

Forest11.8%
Crops24.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)62.1%

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

Hydrology7 basins · 21 lakes · 13 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

344,2km

Lake surface here

5,63km²

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

13 083km²

Discharge in basins

5,7m³/s

Mean precip.

861mm/an

Mean T°

14,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,33

Mean runoff

114mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 369m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (21, top by area)

12 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

22,0%

Pesticides

20,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas12

IUCN Not Reported · 10IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Complete list

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