Ontologia

District · bwa

North-West

Botswana

BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)

Species observed

4 332

Observations

589 599

Area

111 334,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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-West : 14 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.111
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

4 332 distinct species · 589 599 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

589 599 obs · 53 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 90 254
37 493–90 253
5 580–37 492
1 226–5 579
< 1 226

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

23,1°C

Annual rain

459mm

Warmest m°

33,9°C

Coldest m°

8,7°C

Elevation: 975 m on average (min 912 m, max 1 205 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
459mm
Warmest month
33,9°C
Coldest month
8,7°C
Mean alt.
975m
Min
912m
Max
1 205m
Std. dev.
41m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,8

Org. C

5,5g/kg

Clay

14,1%

Sand

76,8%

Silt

9,1%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
14,8%
Sand
75,5%
Silt
9,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
5,0g/kg
Clay
13,1%
Sand
77,9%
Silt
8,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
14,4%
Sand
76,9%
Silt
8,7%

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

Land cover

Forest14.6%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)83.0%

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

Hydrology182 basins · 50 lakes · 30 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 123,5km

Lake surface here

56,94km²

Basins crossed

182

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

389 603km²

Discharge in basins

3 295,1m³/s

Mean precip.

453mm/an

Mean T°

22,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,76

Mean runoff

17mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

981m

Watersheds crossing here

173 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)

18 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

2,4%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas20

IUCN VI · 5IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Ib · 4IUCN II · 3IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Okavango Delta

IUCN Not Applicable

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2014

20 443 km²

Chobe

IUCN Ib

National Park · 1968

10 505 km²

Nyae Nyae

IUCN VI

Communal Conservancy · 1998

8 995 km²

Nyae Nyae

IUCN VI

Community Forest · 2013

8 972 km²

Ondjou

IUCN VI

Community Forest · 2018

8 737 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations2