Unitary Authority · GBR
Rhondda Cynon Taf
United Kingdom
Species observed
8 937
Observations
463 406
Area
403km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf : 25 espèces reliées par 117 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 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
8 937 distinct species · 463 406 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,3°C
Annual rain
1 617mm
Warmest m°
18,4°C
Coldest m°
1,3°C
Elevation: 243 m on average (min 37 m, max 519 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
5,4
Org. C
63,8g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
43,6%
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)
Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 33 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
137,2km
Lake surface here
0,39km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
523km²
Discharge in basins
10,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 230mm/an
Mean T°
9,0°C
Moisture idx
0,49
Max snow
11%
Mean runoff
947mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
234m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de River Taffsub-area523,3 km²overlap270.54 km²67%
- Bassin de River Elysub-area408,2 km²overlap80.93 km²20%
- Bassin de River Neathsub-area313,3 km²overlap27.34 km²7%
- Bassin de Ogmore Riversub-area281,7 km²overlap23.66 km²6%
- Bassin de Rhymney Riversub-area500,5 km²overlap0.41 km²0%
- Bassin de River Afansub-area222,6 km²overlap0.16 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (33, ord ≥ 4)
- River Elyord 3len here18.60 km47%total40 km
- River Tafford 3len here16.35 km51%total32 km
- Afon Rhondda Fachord 1len here14.70 km100%total15 km
- Afon Cynonord 3len here14.67 km78%total19 km
- Afon Rhondda Fawrord 2len here7.92 km100%total8 km
- Nant Ianord 2len here7.49 km100%total7 km
- Nant Clydachord 1len here7.03 km100%total7 km
- Afon Rhonddaord 2len here5.10 km100%total5 km
- Nant Ystradffernolord 2len here4.17 km100%total4 km
- Nant Pennarord 2len here4.14 km49%total9 km
- Ewenny Fachord 2len here3.98 km95%total4 km
- Aman Riverord 1len here3.73 km98%total4 km
21 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Nant Castellauord 1len here3.29 km100%total3 km
- Nant Cwm-parcord 1len here2.31 km100%total2 km
- Nant Ty-Crwynord 1len here2.07 km100%total2 km
- Nant Muchuddord 2len here2.02 km100%total2 km
- Ogwr Fachord 2len here1.99 km21%total10 km
- Dare Riverord 1len here1.95 km72%total3 km
- Nant Dyfrgiord 1len here1.83 km100%total2 km
- Afon Mellteord 3len here1.75 km46%total4 km
- Camnantord 1len here1.68 km100%total2 km
- Afon Hepsteord 2len here1.60 km11%total14 km
- Nant Myddylynord 1len here1.57 km100%total2 km
- Nant Cae-Dudwgord 1len here1.56 km100%total2 km
- Taf Fawrord 2len here1.55 km13%total12 km
- Sychrydord 2len here1.38 km100%total1 km
- Nant Wyrfaord 1len here1.28 km100%total1 km
- Nant y Gwyddelord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
- Nant Gelliwionord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
- Nant Mafonord 1len here0.13 km8%total2 km
- Nant Ddûord 1len here0.03 km4%total1 km
- Ewenny Riverord 3len here≈ tangenttotal10 km
- Nant Wern-dduord 2len here≈ tangenttotal2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
2,0nW
Built-up
200,9%
Pesticides
28,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)