Okavango Delta System
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
55 385 km²
Sub-district · BWA
Botswana
Species observed
3 671
Observations
406 647
Area
52 581,6km²
Sample of 19 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).
Tissu écologique de Ngamiland East : 15 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
3 671 distinct species · 406 647 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
446mm
Warmest m°
34,0°C
Coldest m°
9,0°C
Elevation: 951 m on average (min 912 m, max 1 073 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
12,6%
Sand
80,4%
Silt
7,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiM
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 234,7km
Lake surface here
51,81km²
Basins crossed
86
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
389 603km²
Discharge in basins
1 531,6m³/s
Mean precip.
447mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
15mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
956m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
55 385 km²
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2014
20 443 km²
National Park · 1968
10 505 km²
National Park · 2007
6 276 km²
National Park · 1992
4 892 km²
Game Reserve · 1963
4 827 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN