Ontologia

Commune · CAN

North Cowichan

Canada

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

2 976

Observations

458 173

Area

204,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 North Cowichan : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 81 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
81
Connectance
0.122
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

2 976 distinct species · 458 173 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

458 173 obs · 14 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 143 576
112 059–143 575
24 097–112 058
11 989–24 096
< 11 989

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,3°C

Annual rain

1 519mm

Warmest m°

24,7°C

Coldest m°

0,0°C

Elevation: 133 m on average (min -80 m, max 602 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,3°C
Annual rain
1 519mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
0,0°C
Mean alt.
133m
Min
-80m
Max
602m
Std. dev.
146m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

50,0g/kg

Clay

19,2%

Sand

40,5%

Silt

40,3%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Cowichan Valley

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
70,7g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
41,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
48,2g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
40,1%
Silt
40,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
39,1%

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

Land cover

Forest65.9%
Crops2.4%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)29.2%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 4 lakes · 13 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

54,5km

Lake surface here

4,32km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

1 247km²

Discharge in basins

5,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 470mm/an

Mean T°

8,2°C

Moisture idx

0,46

Max snow

28%

Mean runoff

1 324mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

340m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (4, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

2,5nW

Built-up

126,6%

Pesticides

3,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas21

IUCN IV · 19IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Complete list

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