Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Sisonke

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(50 %)

Species observed

5 942

Observations

462 234

Area

10 547,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Sisonke : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

5 942 distinct species · 462 234 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

462 234 obs · 274 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 22 671
3 544–22 670
863–3 543
269–862
< 269

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,5°C

Annual rain

923mm

Warmest m°

23,7°C

Coldest m°

1,8°C

Elevation: 1 367 m on average (min 240 m, max 3 285 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
923mm
Warmest month
23,7°C
Coldest month
1,8°C
Mean alt.
1 367m
Min
240m
Max
3 285m
Std. dev.
406m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(50 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

25,8g/kg

Clay

34,8%

Sand

34,7%

Silt

30,5%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
34,2g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
30,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
29,7%

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

Land cover

Forest17.4%
Crops25.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)54.8%

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

Hydrology36 basins · 50 lakes · 45 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 568,7km

Lake surface here

12,54km²

Basins crossed

36

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

6 111km²

Discharge in basins

193,4m³/s

Mean precip.

906mm/an

Mean T°

14,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,30

Mean runoff

278mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 348m

Watersheds crossing here

27 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (45, ord ≥ 4)

33 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

52,7%

Pesticides

17,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas26

IUCN Not Reported · 22IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5