Commune · ZAF
Ndwedwe
South Africa
Species observed
2 062
Observations
20 016
Area
1 092,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Ndwedwe : 35 espèces reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 062 distinct species · 20 016 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 040mm
Warmest m°
26,2°C
Coldest m°
9,4°C
Elevation: 491 m on average (min 73 m, max 1 009 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
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
25,6g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
21,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to iLembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
164,8km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
29 196km²
Discharge in basins
11,4m³/s
Mean precip.
930mm/an
Mean T°
19,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Mean runoff
269mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
498m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mvotisub-area2 724,9 km²overlap331.71 km²30%
- Bassin de Mdloti Riversub-area490,7 km²overlap297.95 km²27%
- Bassin de Tongatisub-area396,1 km²overlap229.40 km²21%
- Bassin de Mhalalisub-area249,9 km²overlap102.47 km²9%
- Bassin de uMngeni Riversub-area967,9 km²overlap73.23 km²7%
- Bassin de Nonotisub-area298,6 km²overlap35.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Tugela Riversub-area1 366,7 km²overlap22.41 km²2%
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Mdloti Riverord 3len here48.64 km59%total83 km
- Mvotiord 4len here23.56 km11%total206 km
- Monaord 2len here22.08 km100%total22 km
- Tongatiord 3len here12.56 km37%total34 km
- KwaBiyelaord 1len here12.13 km89%total14 km
- KwaNgqakalaord 2len here11.02 km100%total11 km
- Nsuzeord 3len here10.28 km97%total11 km
- Mdlotiord 1len here9.03 km100%total9 km
- Pambelaord 2len here5.88 km100%total6 km
- KwaNongqaziord 1len here3.84 km100%total4 km
- Mholweniord 1len here3.48 km100%total3 km
- Hlimbitwaord 4len here1.32 km1%total116 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
147,7%
Pesticides
24,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)