KwaMandlangampisi Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2010
293 km²
Commune · ZAF
Pixley Ka Seme
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(99 %)
Species observed
2 651
Observations
333 731
Area
5 227,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Pixley Ka Seme : 18 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.091
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
2 651 distinct species · 333 731 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,2°C
Annual rain
760mm
Warmest m°
23,1°C
Coldest m°
2,0°C
Elevation: 1 702 m on average (min 1 310 m, max 2 139 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,2°C
Annual rain
760mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
2,0°C
Mean alt.
1 702m
Min
1 310m
Max
2 139m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
17,2g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
20,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Gert Sibande
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
20,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
19,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.1%
Crops31.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)62.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 34 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
534,5km
Lake surface here
8,19km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 756km²
Discharge in basins
40,8m³/s
Mean precip.
764mm/an
Mean T°
14,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Mean runoff
105mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 652m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sandspruitsub-area1 207,6 km²overlap1073.93 km²21%
- Bassin de Skulpspruitsub-area851,7 km²overlap850.23 km²16%
- Bassin de Assegaai Riversub-area1 183,6 km²overlap732.75 km²14%
- Bassin de Klein-Vaalriviersub-area805,6 km²overlap721.94 km²14%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area878,2 km²overlap492.41 km²9%
- Bassin de Slangriviersub-area1 995,1 km²overlap340.36 km²7%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area644,4 km²overlap296.90 km²6%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area318,5 km²overlap225.60 km²4%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area2 065,4 km²overlap151.48 km²3%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Pongolosub-area2 472,8 km²overlap144.58 km²3%
- Bassin de Hlelosub-area3 599,8 km²overlap98.62 km²2%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area267,3 km²overlap50.61 km²1%
- Bassin de Gansvleispruitsub-area184,1 km²overlap42.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Vaal Riversub-area9,9 km²overlap5.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Assegaai Riversub-area160,1 km²overlap0.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Renosterloopsub-area1 358,9 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Klipriviersub-area885,4 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (34, top by area)
- Heyshopedamarea48,2 km²avg depth10.4 m
- Lake #83399area1,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1419879area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1419997area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1419704area0,3 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1419897area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419872area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419810area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420057area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
25 more lakes
- Lac 1419787area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1419979area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1419978area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419710area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1419823area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419985area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1419686area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419980area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420023area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419886area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1419703area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1419700area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419840area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1420056area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1419883area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1419912area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420013area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1419707area0,1 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1419969area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420073area0,1 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1419727area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1419802area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420145area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1419887area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1419875area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Sandspruitord 3len here138.19 km50%total275 km
- Klein-Vaalrivierord 3len here96.84 km86%total112 km
- Vaal Riverord 7len here71.68 km3%total2358 km
- Assegaai Riverord 3len here61.81 km25%total252 km
- Skulpspruitord 4len here43.02 km47%total92 km
- Kliprivierord 5len here38.53 km15%total254 km
- Schuilhoek Riverord 2len here17.87 km100%total18 km
- Entombeord 3len here16.58 km32%total51 km
- Gelykwaterord 1len here10.78 km100%total11 km
- Rietspruitord 4len here9.94 km3%total308 km
- Gansvleispruitord 2len here8.99 km38%total23 km
- Mahawaneord 2len here5.16 km99%total5 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
15,6%
Pesticides
35,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 13
Pongola Bush Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2013
92 km²
Mabola Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2014
56 km²
Mkhothane Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2021
31 km²
Paardeplaats Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1996
24 km²
Majuba Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1986
19 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- KwaMandlangampisi Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2010293 km²
- Pongola Bush Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported201392 km²
- Mabola Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported201456 km²
- Mkhothane Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported202131 km²
- Paardeplaats Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199624 km²
- Majuba Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198619 km²
- Afrikan Farms Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported202114 km²
- Tafelkop Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported201412 km²
- Lotterkrantz Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported196911 km²
- Bambanani Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported20249 km²
- Pongola Bush Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19729 km²
- Uithoek Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19679 km²
- Ukuthanda Ukukhanya Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported20247 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN