Sunflower
IUCN VState Conservation Area
224 km²
County · USA
Sharkey
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
987
Observations
8 289
Area
1 121,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 47 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 Sharkey : 36 espèces reliées par 105 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
48
Interactions affichées
105
Connectance
0.093
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
987 distinct species · 8 289 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
1 458mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
3,8°C
Elevation: 28 m on average (min 20 m, max 33 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
1 458mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
3,8°C
Mean alt.
28m
Min
20m
Max
33m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
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
19,5g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
6,8%
Silt
53,4%
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
6,1
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
6,9%
Silt
53,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
6,9%
Silt
53,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
6,6%
Silt
52,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.5%
Crops44.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)15.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 16 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
168,4km
Lake surface here
18,69km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
32 949km²
Discharge in basins
430,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 378mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Mean runoff
801mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
36m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Deer Creeksub-area1 665,1 km²overlap562.61 km²50%
- Bassin de Big Sunflower Riversub-area733,3 km²overlap353.04 km²31%
- Bassin de Big Sunflower Riversub-area367,9 km²overlap104.44 km²9%
- Bassin de Big Sunflower Riversub-area103,2 km²overlap51.24 km²5%
- Bassin de Main Canalsub-area1 253 km²overlap50.35 km²4%
- Bassin de Yazoo Riversub-area1 326,1 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (16, top by area)
- Lake #13526area4,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #13546area3,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #13567area2,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #13511area1,7 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #13505area1,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1063292area1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1063584area1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1063369area0,8 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1063259area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Big Sunflower Riverord 5len here94.54 km20%total463 km
- Deer Creekord 6len here44.22 km3%total1337 km
- Holly Bluff Cut-Offord 5len here8.10 km100%total8 km
- Rolling Fork Creekord 2len here8.03 km100%total8 km
- Six Mile Cuttofford 3len here5.48 km14%total38 km
- Yazoo Riverord 6len here4.69 km1%total577 km
- Steele Bayouord 3len here2.60 km7%total37 km
- Main Canalord 3len here0.72 km0%total367 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
8,6%
Pesticides
15,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN V · 12IUCN Ia · 3IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN IV · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Humphreys, MS
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
97 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 1993
77 km²
Lake George
IUCN VState Conservation Area
34 km²
Theodore Roosevelt
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
25 km²
Twin Oaks
IUCN VState Conservation Area
21 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- SunflowerState Conservation AreaIUCN V224 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Humphreys, MSReserve ProgramIUCN V199697 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)Reserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned199377 km²
- Lake GeorgeState Conservation AreaIUCN V34 km²
- Theodore RooseveltNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV25 km²
- Twin OaksState Conservation AreaIUCN V21 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MsConservation EasementIUCN V17 km²
- SunfGreentreeIUCN V16 km²
- SunflowerWildlife Management AreaIUCN V10 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Yazoo, MSConservation EasementIUCN V6 km²
- Twin OaksWildlife Management AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Private 16Conservation EasementIUCN V20033 km²
- Us-Ms-92-23Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20112 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Sharkey, MSConservation EasementIUCN V1 km²
- Green AshResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19430 km²
- Red GumResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19430 km²
- Over Cup OakResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19430 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Sharkey, MSWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20100 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN