Addo Elephant National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1931
1 538 km²
Commune · ZAF
Ndlambe
South Africa
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(94 %)
Species observed
5 390
Observations
241 351
Area
1 839,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Ndlambe : 35 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 3.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.038
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
5 390 distinct species · 241 351 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
664mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 173 m on average (min -16 m, max 584 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
664mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
173m
Min
-16m
Max
584m
Std. dev.
99m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(94 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
28,5g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
17,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Cacadu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
61,4%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,1g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
61,9%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
16,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.4%
Crops9.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)66.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 2 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
374,3km
Lake surface here
0,24km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
30 263km²
Discharge in basins
24,6m³/s
Mean precip.
599mm/an
Mean T°
17,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
82mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
256m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kowie Riversub-area762,1 km²overlap473.39 km²26%
- Bassin de West Kleinemonde Riversub-area258,3 km²overlap251.91 km²14%
- Bassin de Bushman's Riversub-area2 742,9 km²overlap251.52 km²14%
- Bassin de Kasouga Riversub-area170,5 km²overlap164.77 km²9%
- Bassin de Kap Riversub-area173,7 km²overlap164.41 km²9%
- Bassin de Great Fish Riversub-area301,4 km²overlap155.50 km²8%
- Bassin de Kariega Riversub-area667,6 km²overlap146.78 km²8%
- Bassin de Boknes Riversub-area161,9 km²overlap135.83 km²7%
- Basin #14320sub-area46,9 km²overlap44.84 km²2%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Bushman's Riverord 4len here65.82 km20%total326 km
- Kowie Riverord 4len here55.08 km71%total77 km
- Kap Riverord 2len here44.17 km100%total44 km
- Kariega Riverord 3len here41.07 km82%total50 km
- Lushington Riverord 4len here29.57 km100%total30 km
- Great Fish Riverord 5len here28.72 km3%total1035 km
- Boknes Riverord 2len here23.90 km95%total25 km
- West Kleinemonde Riverord 2len here15.95 km100%total16 km
- Bloukrans Riverord 3len here14.97 km49%total31 km
- Boknesrivierord 2len here13.56 km100%total14 km
- Coombs Riverord 1len here13.22 km80%total17 km
- Riet Riverord 1len here11.22 km100%total11 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
31,0%
Pesticides
20,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN Not Reported · 14🌊 Marine · 4
Indalo Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2018
746 km²
Woody Cape Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1984
125 km²
Buffalo Kloof Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2018
82 km²
Waters Meeting Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1985
41 km²
Tharfield Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1973
14 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Addo Elephant National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported19311 538 km²
- Indalo Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2018746 km²
- Woody Cape Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1984125 km²
- Buffalo Kloof Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported201882 km²
- Waters Meeting Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198541 km²
- Tharfield Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197314 km²
- Merville Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19883 km²
- Kap River Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19903 km²
- Great Fish River Mouth Wetland Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19882 km²
- Blaauwkrantz Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19852 km²
- Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19822 km²
- Joan Muirhead Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19851 km²
- Ghio Wetland Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19851 km²
- Cycad Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19760 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN