Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Nkangala

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(81 %)

Species observed

6 176

Observations

747 251

Area

16 758,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Nkangala : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.042
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

6 176 distinct species · 747 251 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

747 251 obs · 410 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 18 448
4 046–18 447
1 218–4 045
564–1 217
< 564

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,2°C

Annual rain

734mm

Warmest m°

25,2°C

Coldest m°

3,2°C

Elevation: 1 518 m on average (min 900 m, max 2 231 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
734mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
1 518m
Min
900m
Max
2 231m
Std. dev.
232m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(81 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

14,9g/kg

Clay

26,2%

Sand

60,7%

Silt

13,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
13,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
13,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
12,7%

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

Land cover

Forest8.4%
Crops24.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil2.9%
Other (grassland, water…)63.9%

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

Hydrology43 basins · 50 lakes · 44 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 528,6km

Lake surface here

96,11km²

Basins crossed

43

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

12 364km²

Discharge in basins

47,7m³/s

Mean precip.

725mm/an

Mean T°

16,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,51

Mean runoff

47mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 483m

Watersheds crossing here

34 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (44, ord ≥ 4)

32 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

1,0nW

Built-up

81,6%

Pesticides

44,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas34

IUCN Not Reported · 33IUCN Ia · 1
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5