Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
11 017 km²
Commune · ZAF
Nelson Mandela Bay
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(61 %)
Species observed
6 405
Observations
494 966
Area
1 957,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Nelson Mandela Bay : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.052
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
6 405 distinct species · 494 966 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
536mm
Warmest m°
25,9°C
Coldest m°
10,0°C
Elevation: 142 m on average (min -29 m, max 723 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
536mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
10,0°C
Mean alt.
142m
Min
-29m
Max
723m
Std. dev.
106m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(61 %)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
26,8g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
18,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Nelson Mandela Bay
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
40,7g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
19,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
19,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
18,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.4%
Crops3.1%
Built-up3.3%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)76.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 13 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
306,2km
Lake surface here
9,95km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
21 324km²
Discharge in basins
4,0m³/s
Mean precip.
496mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
66mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
247m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Soutpanarea3,5 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lake #84660area1,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lake #84667area1,3 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1425797area0,7 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1425818area0,6 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1425774area0,5 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1425812area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1425726area0,3 km²avg depth35.1 m
- Lac 1425850area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Swartkops Riverord 3len here61.24 km100%total61 km
- Coega Riverord 3len here60.15 km100%total60 km
- Sundays Riverord 5len here43.34 km5%total861 km
- Chatty Riverord 2len here26.12 km100%total26 km
- Baakens Riverord 2len here22.05 km99%total22 km
- Elandsrivierord 2len here21.32 km34%total62 km
- KwaZunga Riverord 3len here12.93 km36%total36 km
- Geduldrivierord 1len here9.97 km100%total10 km
- Van Stadens Riverord 2len here9.14 km41%total22 km
- Draaifontein Riverord 1len here8.87 km100%total9 km
- Maitland Riverord 2len here7.19 km99%total7 km
- Papenkuilsrivierord 1len here6.28 km100%total6 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
3,6nW
Built-up
325,9%
Pesticides
13,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 8
Addo Elephant National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1931
1 538 km²
Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2019
1 127 km²
Groendal Wilderness Area
IUCN Not ReportedForest Wilderness Area · 1976
217 km²
Woody Cape Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1984
125 km²
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2000
13 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- Cape Floral Region Protected AreasWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200411 017 km²
- Addo Elephant National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported19311 538 km²
- Addo Elephant Marine Protected AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN Not Reported20191 127 km²
- Groendal Wilderness AreaForest Wilderness AreaIUCN Not Reported1976217 km²
- Woody Cape Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1984125 km²
- Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN Not Reported200013 km²
- Zwartkops Valley Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199310 km²
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan University Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19836 km²
- Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19736 km²
- Royalston Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20144 km²
- Uitenhage Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19684 km²
- Sardinia Bay Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19803 km²
- Van Stadens River Wild Flower ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19633 km²
- Sylvic Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19791 km²
- Maitland Mines Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19740 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN