Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Otavi

Namibia

BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)

Species observed

1 775

Observations

20 037

Area

12 956,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Otavi : 10 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.132
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

1 775 distinct species · 20 037 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

20 037 obs · 241 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 038
224–1 037
59–223
19–58
< 19

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

484mm

Warmest m°

31,5°C

Coldest m°

8,5°C

Elevation: 1 435 m on average (min 1 181 m, max 1 930 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,1°C
Annual rain
484mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
8,5°C
Mean alt.
1 435m
Min
1 181m
Max
1 930m
Std. dev.
118m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,6

Org. C

5,4g/kg

Clay

17,9%

Sand

67,8%

Silt

14,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
14,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
14,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
4,7g/kg
Clay
18,9%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
13,8%

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

Land cover

Forest13.9%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.6%
Other (grassland, water…)81.7%

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

Hydrology38 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

229,6km

Basins crossed

38

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

34 745km²

Discharge in basins

21,0m³/s

Mean precip.

490mm/an

Mean T°

20,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,73

Mean runoff

7mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 415m

Watersheds crossing here

29 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

1,6%

Pesticides

0,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 2

Etosha

IUCN II

National Park · 1975

22 941 km²

Otjituuo

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2005

6 130 km²

Ozonahi

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2005

3 204 km²

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