Ontologia

Division · LKA

Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)

Species observed

1 633

Observations

59 733

Area

481,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Nuwara Eliya : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
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

1 633 distinct species · 59 733 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

59 733 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 34 560
13 147–34 559
1 957–13 146
726–1 956
< 726

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,9°C

Annual rain

2 721mm

Warmest m°

21,8°C

Coldest m°

12,1°C

Elevation: 1 684 m on average (min 1 044 m, max 2 283 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
2 721mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
1 684m
Min
1 044m
Max
2 283m
Std. dev.
276m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

64,9g/kg

Clay

40,0%

Sand

33,8%

Silt

26,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
84,5g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
26,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
70,6g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
39,6g/kg
Clay
41,7%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
25,4%

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

Land cover

Forest62.8%
Crops6.4%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)28.8%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 8 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

104,6km

Lake surface here

0,25km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 513km²

Discharge in basins

15,5m³/s

Mean precip.

2 461mm/an

Mean T°

21,6°C

Moisture idx

0,40

Mean runoff

997mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

996m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

144,7%

Pesticides

11,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas11

IUCN Ia · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1

Kandapola

IUCN Ia

Conservation Forest · 2008

27 km²

Ohiya

IUCN Ia

Conservation Forest · 2013

12 km²

Hakgala

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve

12 km²

Complete list

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