Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
90 km²
Subdivision · BEL
Schelle
Belgium
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 470
Observations
94 003
Area
5,5km²
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 Schelle : 30 espèces reliées par 98 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 12.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
98
Connectance
0.126
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
3 470 distinct species · 94 003 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,6°C
Annual rain
846mm
Warmest m°
22,2°C
Coldest m°
0,9°C
Elevation: 6 m on average (min 2 m, max 13 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,6°C
Annual rain
846mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
0,9°C
Mean alt.
6m
Min
2m
Max
13m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, 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
5,3
Org. C
31,8g/kg
Clay
14,7%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
21,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Antwerpen
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
59,8%
Silt
21,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
12,8%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
22,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
20,8g/kg
Clay
12,5%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
21,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.5%
Crops16.6%
Built-up7.9%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)61.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
19 002km²
Discharge in basins
9,2m³/s
Mean precip.
778mm/an
Mean T°
10,1°C
Moisture idx
0,07
Max snow
7%
Mean runoff
435mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
10m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
8hab/km²
Night light
8,3nW
Built-up
793,4%
Pesticides
68,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 2
De Vallei van de Boven Zeeschelde van de Dender- tot de Rupelmonding
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) · 2003
21 km²
Het Kleidaal
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region) · 2003
1 km²
NBP-AN-19-0007
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region) · 2020
0 km²
NBP-AN-20-0242 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region) · 2022
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN