Ontologia

Commune · CHE

Saas Balen

Switzerland

ETPolar, tundra(61 %)

Species observed

1 343

Observations

6 536

Area

29,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Saas Balen : 26 espèces + 3 bulles famille, 27 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 3 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.067
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

1 343 distinct species · 6 536 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

5 409 obs · 14 cellules · 1811–2025
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 932
1 495–2 931
125–1 494
56–124
< 56

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.02° × 0.02° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

-2,5°C

Annual rain

1 433mm

Warmest m°

12,4°C

Coldest m°

-17,4°C

Elevation: 2 502 m on average (min 1 654 m, max 3 546 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-2,5°C
Annual rain
1 433mm
Warmest month
12,4°C
Coldest month
-17,4°C
Mean alt.
2 502m
Min
1 654m
Max
3 546m
Std. dev.
547m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(61 %)Polar

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

73,8g/kg

Clay

15,7%

Sand

44,5%

Silt

39,8%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Visp

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
120,4g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
40,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
64,0g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
40,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
38,3%

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

Land cover

Forest17.5%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil26.8%
Other (grassland, water…)55.4%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

11,0km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 883km²

Discharge in basins

1,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 921mm/an

Mean T°

-1,5°C

Moisture idx

0,78

Max snow

57%

Mean runoff

1 135mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 609m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

25,8%

Pesticides

0,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Assigned · 2

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