Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Sesfontein

Namibia

BWhArid, desert, hot(98 %)

Species observed

1 768

Observations

35 836

Area

20 200,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Sesfontein : 14 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 12.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.124
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

1 768 distinct species · 35 836 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

35 836 obs · 398 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 611
127–1 610
22–126
9–21
< 9

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,6°C

Annual rain

153mm

Warmest m°

31,7°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 776 m on average (min -27 m, max 1 628 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
153mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
776m
Min
-27m
Max
1 628m
Std. dev.
344m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(98 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,6

Org. C

6,6g/kg

Clay

10,3%

Sand

69,8%

Silt

20,0%

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

Dominant lithology: paGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
9,0%
Sand
70,6%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,6
Org. C
5,5g/kg
Clay
9,9%
Sand
69,9%
Silt
20,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,6
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
11,9%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
19,3%

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

Land cover

Forest2.3%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil60.8%
Other (grassland, water…)36.8%

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

Hydrology51 basins · 0 lakes · 35 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 814,6km

Basins crossed

51

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

15 907km²

Discharge in basins

57,8m³/s

Mean precip.

153mm/an

Mean T°

20,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,90

Mean runoff

17mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

779m

Watersheds crossing here

42 more basins

Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)

23 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

0,3%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas16

IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN II · 2🌊 Marine · 1

Etosha

IUCN II

National Park · 1975

22 941 km²

Palmwag

IUCN Not Reported

Concession · 2011

5 828 km²

Puros

IUCN Not Reported

Community Forest · 2013

3 561 km²

Puros

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2000

3 560 km²

Torra

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 1998

3 493 km²

Complete list

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