Commune · IND
Nilakkottai
India
Species observed
265
Observations
27 172
Area
487,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Nilakkottai : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
265 distinct species · 27 172 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,6°C
Annual rain
1 018mm
Warmest m°
35,9°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 255 m on average (min 182 m, max 839 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
25,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Dindigul
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 5 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
75,3km
Lake surface here
0,62km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 912km²
Discharge in basins
10,9m³/s
Mean precip.
872mm/an
Mean T°
26,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
188mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
420m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Periyar Main Canalsub-area1 306,9 km²overlap257.48 km²53%
- Bassin de Varaha Nadhisub-area969,4 km²overlap115.39 km²24%
- Bassin de Manjalarsub-area472,8 km²overlap103.14 km²21%
- Bassin de Tirumangalam Main Canalsub-area913 km²overlap8.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Kudakanarsub-area2 262,1 km²overlap2.96 km²1%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Vaigaiord 4len here17.71 km9%total202 km
- Manjalarord 3len here13.33 km29%total46 km
- Periyar Main Canalord 4len here13.06 km14%total96 km
- Marudhanadhiord 4len here12.99 km39%total33 km
- Periyar Link Canalord 3len here8.08 km100%total8 km
- 58 Villages Canalord 4len here5.14 km16%total32 km
- Tirumangalam Main Canalord 4len here3.97 km100%total4 km
- Tirumangalam Main Canalord 2len here1.06 km2%total60 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
145,6%
Pesticides
4,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)