Ontologia

Municipality · PRT

Sintra

Portugal

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

3 696

Observations

114 753

Area

319,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 42 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 Sintra : 32 espèces reliées par 88 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
88
Connectance
0.102
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

3 696 distinct species · 114 753 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

114 753 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 30 774
30 774–30 773
29 476–30 773
17 708–29 475
< 17 708

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,4°C

Annual rain

756mm

Warmest m°

22,0°C

Coldest m°

9,7°C

Elevation: 168 m on average (min -24 m, max 388 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,4°C
Annual rain
756mm
Warmest month
22,0°C
Coldest month
9,7°C
Mean alt.
168m
Min
-24m
Max
388m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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

6,1

Org. C

33,4g/kg

Clay

19,6%

Sand

56,8%

Silt

23,6%

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

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
51,1g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
55,1%
Silt
25,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
20,9%

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

Land cover

Forest23.0%
Crops9.2%
Built-up4.7%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)61.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 13 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

36,6km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 612km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

742mm/an

Mean T°

15,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,16

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

328mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

113m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

8hab/km²

Night light

14,1nW

Built-up

468,7%

Pesticides

37,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 3

Cabo Raso

IUCN Not Reported

Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2015

1 334 km²

Sintra / Cascais

IUCN Not Reported

Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2008

166 km²

Carenque

IUCN III

Natural Monument · 1997

0 km²

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

Sub-administrations20