Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Sekhukhune

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(67 %)

Species observed

4 881

Observations

159 284

Area

13 527,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Sekhukhune : 15 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.088
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

4 881 distinct species · 159 284 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

159 284 obs · 320 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 5 680
1 127–5 679
293–1 126
86–292
< 86

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

19,0°C

Annual rain

623mm

Warmest m°

28,5°C

Coldest m°

5,3°C

Elevation: 1 111 m on average (min 527 m, max 1 939 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
623mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
5,3°C
Mean alt.
1 111m
Min
527m
Max
1 939m
Std. dev.
245m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(67 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

13,9g/kg

Clay

24,6%

Sand

58,3%

Silt

17,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
18,7g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
17,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
16,4%

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

Land cover

Forest11.5%
Crops13.2%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)71.3%

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

Hydrology46 basins · 24 lakes · 21 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 401,3km

Lake surface here

19,35km²

Basins crossed

46

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

42 685km²

Discharge in basins

165,7m³/s

Mean precip.

733mm/an

Mean T°

18,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,52

Mean runoff

41mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 168m

Watersheds crossing here

37 more basins

Lakes (24, top by area)

15 more lakes

Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)

9 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

125,6%

Pesticides

38,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas40

IUCN Not Reported · 40
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5