Sub-district · BWA
Palapye
Botswana
Species observed
785
Observations
3 915
Area
7 567,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Palapye : 24 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
785 distinct species · 3 915 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,5°C
Annual rain
410mm
Warmest m°
30,9°C
Coldest m°
7,8°C
Elevation: 935 m on average (min 790 m, max 1 362 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
70,3%
Silt
10,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 4 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
436,6km
Lake surface here
2,23km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
102 105km²
Discharge in basins
17,0m³/s
Mean precip.
410mm/an
Mean T°
20,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
10mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
940m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Lotsane Riversub-area1 522,1 km²overlap1518.26 km²20%
- Bassin de Limpoposub-area2 177,2 km²overlap1361.20 km²18%
- Bassin de Dikabeya Riversub-area2 064,7 km²overlap1013.37 km²13%
- Bassin de Lotsane Riversub-area1 042,2 km²overlap987.91 km²13%
- Bassin de Lotsanesub-area637,7 km²overlap498.50 km²7%
- Bassin de Zukesub-area730,9 km²overlap351.93 km²5%
- Bassin de Lotsane Riversub-area288,7 km²overlap287.93 km²4%
- Basin #54460sub-area828,3 km²overlap272.17 km²4%
- Bassin de Lotsane Riversub-area330 km²overlap270.13 km²4%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Limpoposub-area506,3 km²overlap233.75 km²3%
- Bassin de Lotsanesub-area306,2 km²overlap171.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Limpoposub-area577,7 km²overlap121.19 km²2%
- Basin #47210sub-area999,2 km²overlap118.19 km²2%
- Bassin de Motloutsesub-area1 580,5 km²overlap100.92 km²1%
- Bassin de Metsemasweusub-area618,6 km²overlap97.72 km²1%
- Bassin de Metsemasweusub-area451,2 km²overlap76.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Limpoposub-area478 km²overlap43.74 km²1%
- Basin #63410sub-area947,8 km²overlap32.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Metsemasweusub-area29 km²overlap10.06 km²0%
- Basin #47130sub-area701,3 km²overlap0.11 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
27,1%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)