Ontologia

Commune · CAN

Niagara Falls

Canada

DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(84 %)

Species observed

3 545

Observations

618 972

Area

225,9km²

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 Falls : 33 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.111
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

3 545 distinct species · 618 972 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

618 972 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 200 545
106 733–200 544
48 968–106 732
36 127–48 967
< 36 127

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 040mm

Warmest m°

25,3°C

Coldest m°

-6,7°C

Elevation: 179 m on average (min 137 m, max 196 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,2°C
Annual rain
1 040mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
-6,7°C
Mean alt.
179m
Min
137m
Max
196m
Std. dev.
7m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(84 %)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

37,8g/kg

Clay

26,9%

Sand

31,9%

Silt

41,2%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Niagara

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
58,4g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
41,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
41,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
40,8%

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

Land cover

Forest33.8%
Crops11.9%
Built-up3.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

48,3km

Lake surface here

1,33km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

682 646km²

Discharge in basins

3 284,0m³/s

Mean precip.

874mm/an

Mean T°

8,5°C

Moisture idx

0,01

Max snow

18%

Mean runoff

296mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

136m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

9,7nW

Built-up

371,8%

Pesticides

35,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Ia · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1

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