Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Nxuba

South Africa

BSkArid, steppe, cold(71 %)

Species observed

1 782

Observations

12 201

Area

2 731,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 41 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 Nxuba : 35 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.043
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

1 782 distinct species · 12 201 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

12 201 obs · 73 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 337
526–1 336
159–525
58–158
< 58

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,5°C

Annual rain

538mm

Warmest m°

26,2°C

Coldest m°

4,6°C

Elevation: 1 036 m on average (min 421 m, max 2 155 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
538mm
Warmest month
26,2°C
Coldest month
4,6°C
Mean alt.
1 036m
Min
421m
Max
2 155m
Std. dev.
336m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(71 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

20,4g/kg

Clay

27,9%

Sand

46,1%

Silt

26,0%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Amathole

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
48,1%
Silt
26,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,3g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
26,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
24,8%

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

Land cover

Forest12.2%
Crops4.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.6%
Other (grassland, water…)80.5%

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

Hydrology19 basins · 2 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

253,2km

Lake surface here

0,37km²

Basins crossed

19

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

18 624km²

Discharge in basins

11,7m³/s

Mean precip.

589mm/an

Mean T°

15,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,57

Mean runoff

49mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 020m

Watersheds crossing here

10 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

7,8%

Pesticides

26,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

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