Ontologia

Regional Municipality · CAN

Niagara

Canada

DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(78 %)

Species observed

7 757

Observations

2 508 378

Area

1 912,8km²

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).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Niagara : 35 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 55 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
55
Connectance
0.074
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

7 757 distinct species · 2 508 378 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 508 378 obs · 71 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 200 545
93 889–200 544
36 721–93 888
16 551–36 720
< 16 551

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

Climate

Mean T°

9,2°C

Annual rain

1 038mm

Warmest m°

25,3°C

Coldest m°

-6,6°C

Elevation: 168 m on average (min 67 m, max 228 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,2°C
Annual rain
1 038mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
-6,6°C
Mean alt.
168m
Min
67m
Max
228m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(78 %)Cold

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

34,4g/kg

Clay

29,8%

Sand

27,9%

Silt

42,3%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
56,0g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
42,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
28,1%
Silt
42,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
41,5%

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

Land cover

Forest31.1%
Crops20.9%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)43.8%

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

Hydrology12 basins · 15 lakes · 27 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

373,3km

Lake surface here

28,64km²

Basins crossed

12

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

682 646km²

Discharge in basins

12 038,2m³/s

Mean precip.

878mm/an

Mean T°

8,2°C

Moisture idx

0,02

Max snow

20%

Mean runoff

262mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

170m

Watersheds crossing here

3 more basins

Lakes (15, top by area)

6 more lakes

Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)

15 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

5,0nW

Built-up

248,8%

Pesticides

38,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas43

IUCN IV · 20IUCN V · 11IUCN Ia · 5IUCN III · 3IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 2
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations11