Forest Nature Reserve · zaf
Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve
- Area
- 291 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 1979
Overview
- Designation
- Forest Nature Reserve
- Established
- 1979
- Managing authority
- KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Board
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 127 distinct species · 19 419 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve : 23 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.2%, 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).
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
51,4km
Lake surface here
0,01km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 364km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
974mm/an
Mean T°
13,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
278mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 722m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Umzimkulu Riversub-area871,3 km²overlap113.68 km²39%
- Bassin de Gungununusub-area1 364,1 km²overlap80.57 km²28%
- Bassin de Mkomazisub-area420,1 km²overlap50.59 km²17%
- Bassin de Mkhomazanasub-area327,4 km²overlap30.09 km²10%
- Bassin de Pholelasub-area404 km²overlap15.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Lothenisub-area423,5 km²overlap1.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Tseolike Riversub-area809,7 km²overlap0.37 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Ngwangwaneord 2len here9.10 km16%total57 km
- Mkomaziord 4len here8.04 km2%total352 km
- Mkhomazanaord 4len here6.60 km9%total75 km
- Mlambonjaord 2len here5.62 km31%total18 km
- Mzimkhulwanaord 1len here4.78 km30%total16 km
- Mqatsheniord 2len here4.31 km20%total21 km
- Boesmansrivierord 1len here4.09 km54%total8 km
- Mzimkuluord 3len here3.84 km16%total23 km
- Pholelaord 3len here3.30 km4%total89 km
- Mzimude Riverord 2len here1.68 km6%total30 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -29.61808, 29.35021
- Open in maps
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.