Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Newcastle

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(95 %)

Species observed

2 201

Observations

79 109

Area

1 855,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 Newcastle : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.074
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

2 201 distinct species · 79 109 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

79 109 obs · 51 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 10 553
4 326–10 552
1 314–4 325
512–1 313
< 512

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,9°C

Annual rain

780mm

Warmest m°

25,3°C

Coldest m°

3,2°C

Elevation: 1 418 m on average (min 1 167 m, max 2 123 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,9°C
Annual rain
780mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
1 418m
Min
1 167m
Max
2 123m
Std. dev.
218m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(95 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

17,7g/kg

Clay

29,2%

Sand

51,6%

Silt

19,2%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Amajuba

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
52,0%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
52,0%
Silt
19,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
18,7%

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

Land cover

Forest12.3%
Crops22.6%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)61.8%

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

Hydrology8 basins · 6 lakes · 14 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

294,3km

Lake surface here

6,15km²

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

5 123km²

Discharge in basins

9,8m³/s

Mean precip.

783mm/an

Mean T°

15,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,46

Mean runoff

88mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 468m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (6, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

1,2nW

Built-up

158,9%

Pesticides

18,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 8
Complete list

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