Ontologia

Commune · CAN

Qualicum Beach

Canada

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

710

Observations

20 893

Area

12,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Qualicum Beach : 28 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 35 interactions GloBI documentées sur 2 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.066
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

710 distinct species · 20 893 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

20 893 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 20 893
20 893–20 892
20 893–20 892
20 893–20 892
< 20 893

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

Climate

Mean T°

10,7°C

Annual rain

1 393mm

Warmest m°

22,3°C

Coldest m°

2,7°C

Elevation: 39 m on average (min -7 m, max 79 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,7°C
Annual rain
1 393mm
Warmest month
22,3°C
Coldest month
2,7°C
Mean alt.
39m
Min
-7m
Max
79m
Std. dev.
29m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

51,3g/kg

Clay

18,4%

Sand

45,1%

Silt

36,5%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Nanaimo

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
72,8g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
37,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
51,4g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
37,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
35,2%

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

Land cover

Forest57.0%
Crops0.5%
Built-up6.1%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)34.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2,5km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 859km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 576mm/an

Mean T°

8,0°C

Moisture idx

0,53

Max snow

29%

Mean runoff

1 561mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

392m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

5,5nW

Built-up

605,7%

Pesticides

2,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1

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