Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Ngqushwa

South Africa

CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(91 %)

Species observed

1 751

Observations

22 392

Area

2 238,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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 Ngqushwa : 26 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.054
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

1 751 distinct species · 22 392 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

22 392 obs · 61 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 166
546–8 165
232–545
146–231
< 146

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,5°C

Annual rain

633mm

Warmest m°

26,8°C

Coldest m°

9,4°C

Elevation: 231 m on average (min -10 m, max 572 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
633mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
9,4°C
Mean alt.
231m
Min
-10m
Max
572m
Std. dev.
127m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(91 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

24,1g/kg

Clay

24,8%

Sand

53,3%

Silt

22,0%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Amathole

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
35,1g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
22,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
55,1%
Silt
22,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
20,9%

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

Land cover

Forest11.1%
Crops6.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)79.8%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 7 lakes · 11 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

326,4km

Lake surface here

1,50km²

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

30 263km²

Discharge in basins

47,0m³/s

Mean precip.

621mm/an

Mean T°

17,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,50

Mean runoff

119mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

315m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

Lakes (7, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

51,5%

Pesticides

26,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

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