Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
11 017 km²
Commune · ZAF
South Africa
Species observed
6 826
Observations
430 078
Area
1 695,1km²
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).
Tissu écologique de Overstrand : 35 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
6 826 distinct species · 430 078 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
16,1°C
Annual rain
737mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
9,4°C
Elevation: 185 m on average (min -34 m, max 961 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
14,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Overberg
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
180,0km
Lake surface here
1,36km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 779km²
Discharge in basins
7,5m³/s
Mean precip.
632mm/an
Mean T°
15,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
210mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
193m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
58,8%
Pesticides
18,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
11 017 km²
Mountain Catchment Area · 1985
240 km²
National Park · 1999
216 km²
Marine Protected Area · 2001
112 km²
Nature Reserve · 2017
81 km²
Marine Protected Area · 2000
20 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN