Minerva Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
12 km²
Commune · ZAF
Richmond
South Africa
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(76 %)
Species observed
2 472
Observations
73 535
Area
1 255,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Richmond : 19 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.076
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
2 472 distinct species · 73 535 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,8°C
Annual rain
807mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
5,9°C
Elevation: 878 m on average (min 189 m, max 1 496 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
807mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
5,9°C
Mean alt.
878m
Min
189m
Max
1 496m
Std. dev.
254m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(76 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
31,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Umgungundlovu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,3g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
31,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
27,2g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
28,5%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
26,7%
Silt
31,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.2%
Crops16.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)39.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
195,7km
Lake surface here
1,42km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 439km²
Discharge in basins
26,6m³/s
Mean precip.
914mm/an
Mean T°
17,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
255mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
738m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Lovu Riversub-area945,5 km²overlap415.95 km²33%
- Bassin de Mkomazisub-area963,2 km²overlap339.07 km²27%
- Bassin de Mlazisub-area958,9 km²overlap293.63 km²23%
- Bassin de Mkomazisub-area612,5 km²overlap182.90 km²15%
- Bassin de Umsundusi Riversub-area908,1 km²overlap21.88 km²2%
- Bassin de Elandssub-area330,9 km²overlap2.18 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
47,5%
Pesticides
13,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Trewirgie Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2019
5 km²
Roselands Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2010
4 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN