Zvārdes meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
82 km²
District · LVA
Saldus
Latvia
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
974
Observations
5 183
Area
2 158,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Saldus : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 65 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
65
Connectance
0.083
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
974 distinct species · 5 183 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,6°C
Annual rain
741mm
Warmest m°
21,3°C
Coldest m°
-5,8°C
Elevation: 94 m on average (min 36 m, max 140 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,6°C
Annual rain
741mm
Warmest month
21,3°C
Coldest month
-5,8°C
Mean alt.
94m
Min
36m
Max
140m
Std. dev.
20m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
61,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
48,8%
Silt
30,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
87,8g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
55,9g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
49,2%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.8%
Crops37.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)18.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 30 lakes · 46 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
489,2km
Lake surface here
12,66km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 817km²
Discharge in basins
124,0m³/s
Mean precip.
699mm/an
Mean T°
6,2°C
Moisture idx
0,17
Max snow
34%
Mean runoff
354mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
86m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ezeresub-area1 226,4 km²overlap560.57 km²26%
- Bassin de Cieceresub-area441,2 km²overlap426.14 km²20%
- Bassin de Ēdasub-area494,1 km²overlap321.94 km²15%
- Bassin de Ventasub-area735,1 km²overlap221.92 km²10%
- Bassin de Abavasub-area2 169,1 km²overlap218.66 km²10%
- Bassin de Zaņasub-area213,4 km²overlap214.40 km²10%
- Bassin de Aucesub-area2 305,5 km²overlap147.56 km²7%
- Bassin de Ventasub-area487,2 km²overlap26.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Skutulesub-area21,6 km²overlap14.68 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (30, top by area)
- Cieceres Ezersarea2,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lieknas dīķisarea1,9 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Pakuļu Ūdenskrātuvearea1,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1306778area0,7 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1307125area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1307135area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1308487area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1307400area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1306897area0,4 km²avg depth4.8 m
21 more lakes
- Lac 1306951area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1307144area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1307929area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1307490area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1306757area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1307182area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1308255area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1306694area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1306352area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1306713area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1307194area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1307934area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1306842area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1306978area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1307408area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1307255area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1307423area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1307238area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1306793area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1307184area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1308281area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (46, ord ≥ 4)
- Ezereord 4len here56.25 km90%total63 km
- Zaņaord 2len here52.14 km100%total52 km
- Ciecereord 3len here40.59 km100%total40 km
- Bruzileord 2len here29.66 km100%total30 km
- Līkupeord 2len here27.96 km100%total28 km
- Krimeldeord 1len here27.67 km100%total28 km
- Vadakstis / Vadaksteord 5len here19.69 km33%total60 km
- Mazupeord 2len here16.41 km73%total22 km
- Klūgaord 3len here16.19 km64%total25 km
- Brancupīteord 2len here14.95 km100%total15 km
- Ēdaord 5len here14.60 km36%total40 km
- Ventaord 5len here14.23 km4%total360 km
34 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Vēršādaord 3len here11.59 km100%total12 km
- Lūšis / Losisord 2len here10.82 km56%total19 km
- Amulaord 3len here10.07 km23%total44 km
- Kazenieku strautsord 2len here9.92 km100%total10 km
- Skutuleord 5len here9.40 km100%total9 km
- Imulaord 3len here8.95 km28%total32 km
- Viesataord 2len here7.22 km24%total30 km
- Bikstupeord 2len here7.18 km25%total29 km
- Ponaksteord 1len here6.73 km37%total18 km
- Ķīseord 2len here6.13 km43%total14 km
- Spinnisord 1len here5.71 km68%total8 km
- Buļļupeord 1len here5.60 km52%total11 km
- Grauzdupeord 2len here5.23 km100%total5 km
- Bērzeord 3len here4.99 km6%total85 km
- Paksīteord 1len here4.95 km100%total5 km
- Laurupīteord 1len here4.93 km100%total5 km
- Pinkupīteord 1len here4.67 km100%total5 km
- Dūmiķisord 5len here4.09 km100%total4 km
- Nabagupeord 3len here3.65 km100%total4 km
- Benaišu strautsord 1len here3.62 km100%total4 km
- Lētīžaord 2len here3.57 km14%total26 km
- Avīkneord 2len here3.29 km15%total22 km
- Mežupīte - Miežupėord 2len here2.90 km75%total4 km
- Susteord 4len here2.72 km31%total9 km
- Sārceneord 1len here2.11 km33%total6 km
- Vadaksteord 2len here1.92 km20%total10 km
- Blīdeneord 2len here1.81 km100%total2 km
- Melnupīteord 1len here1.65 km26%total6 km
- Burkānu grāvisord 2len here1.46 km100%total1 km
- Burbulisord 3len here1.22 km39%total3 km
- Dūrupeord 2len here0.37 km4%total9 km
- Bakūzeord 1len here0.25 km13%total2 km
- Varduvaord 3len here0.15 km0%total67 km
- Veldzeord 2len here0.04 km0%total30 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
13,6%
Pesticides
8,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas31
IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN III · 10IUCN IV · 6IUCN II · 1
Zvārdes meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
82 km²
Zvārdes meži
IUCN IINature Park · 2004
82 km²
Sātiņu dīķi
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1999
38 km²
Sātiņu dīķi
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
38 km²
Sātiņu dīķi
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2004
38 km²
Complete list31 protected areas
- Zvārdes mežiSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202282 km²
- Zvārdes mežiSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200482 km²
- Zvārdes mežiNature ParkIUCN II200482 km²
- Sātiņu dīķiNature ReserveIUCN IV199938 km²
- Sātiņu dīķiSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202238 km²
- Sātiņu dīķiSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200438 km²
- Ventos upės slėnisSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200434 km²
- ZvārdeSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200433 km²
- ZvārdeSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202233 km²
- ZvārdeNature ReserveIUCN IV199933 km²
- Ventas un Šķerveļa ielejaNature ReserveIUCN IV195715 km²
- Ventas un Šķervela ielejaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202215 km²
- Ventos vidurupisSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported8 km²
- Baltezera purvsSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20222 km²
- Baltezera purvsNature ReserveIUCN IV20042 km²
- Zaņas lejteces atsegumiSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Zaņas lejteces atsegumiNature MonumentIUCN III19771 km²
- Cieceres ezera salaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20220 km²
- Cieceres ezera salaNature ReserveIUCN IV19230 km²
- Dulbju acs purvsNature ReserveIUCN IV19770 km²
- Dulbju acs purvsSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20220 km²
- Stūru parksNature MonumentIUCN III19570 km²
- Plieņu atsegumsNature MonumentIUCN III20010 km²
- Pavāru atsegumiSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20220 km²
- Pavāru atsegumiNature MonumentIUCN III19770 km²
- Lutriņu parksNature MonumentIUCN III20010 km²
- Loša atsegumiNature MonumentIUCN III20010 km²
- Vecsatiķu muižas alejaNature MonumentIUCN III20050 km²
- Dzidras Smiltnieces dendroloģiskie stādījumi Nīgrandes \'Rožkalnos\'Nature MonumentIUCN III20010 km²
- Rubas alejaNature MonumentIUCN III20050 km²
- Kalnu atsegumsNature MonumentIUCN III20010 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN