Ontologia

District · ZWE

Nkayi

Zimbabwe

BShArid, steppe, hot(88 %)

Species observed

140

Observations

535

Area

4 830,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 7 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 Nkayi : 6 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 38.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.381
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

140 distinct species · 535 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

535 obs · 57 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 112
15–111
5–14
3–4
< 3

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,1°C

Annual rain

631mm

Warmest m°

31,2°C

Coldest m°

8,3°C

Elevation: 1 142 m on average (min 985 m, max 1 286 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,1°C
Annual rain
631mm
Warmest month
31,2°C
Coldest month
8,3°C
Mean alt.
1 142m
Min
985m
Max
1 286m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(88 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

10,0g/kg

Clay

27,3%

Sand

53,6%

Silt

19,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
55,0%
Silt
19,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
19,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
18,5%

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

Land cover

Forest23.5%
Crops28.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 5 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

372,9km

Lake surface here

1,05km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

12 674km²

Discharge in basins

49,2m³/s

Mean precip.

643mm/an

Mean T°

20,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

48mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 134m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

27,4%

Pesticides

5,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Gwampa

IUCN Not Reported

State Forest · 1941

420 km²

Lake Alice

IUCN Not Reported

State Forest · 1961

398 km²

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