Clay
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1977
28 km²
County · USA
Nicholas
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
774
Observations
10 952
Area
507,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Nicholas : 30 espèces reliées par 101 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
101
Connectance
0.117
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
774 distinct species · 10 952 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,1°C
Annual rain
1 210mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
-2,9°C
Elevation: 261 m on average (min 195 m, max 304 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,1°C
Annual rain
1 210mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
-2,9°C
Mean alt.
261m
Min
195m
Max
304m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
10,4%
Silt
57,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
63,1g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
11,7%
Silt
58,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
10,3%
Silt
58,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
9,2%
Silt
54,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest51.6%
Crops16.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)31.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
95,2km
Lake surface here
0,36km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
5 147km²
Discharge in basins
14,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 144mm/an
Mean T°
12,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
434mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
262m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
30,9%
Pesticides
9,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN