Ontologia

Commune · CAN

St. Catharines

Canada

DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

3 391

Observations

483 617

Area

95,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 St. Catharines : 27 espèces reliées par 74 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
74
Connectance
0.117
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

3 391 distinct species · 483 617 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

483 617 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 161 150
161 150–161 149
59 584–161 149
59 341–59 583
< 59 341

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

Climate

Mean T°

9,4°C

Annual rain

937mm

Warmest m°

25,4°C

Coldest m°

-6,3°C

Elevation: 105 m on average (min 68 m, max 173 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,4°C
Annual rain
937mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
-6,3°C
Mean alt.
105m
Min
68m
Max
173m
Std. dev.
18m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

30,0g/kg

Clay

31,2%

Sand

29,2%

Silt

39,6%

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

Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Niagara

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
50,6g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
40,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
39,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
39,0%

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

Land cover

Forest14.6%
Crops7.4%
Built-up11.0%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)66.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 5 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

30,2km

Lake surface here

2,38km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

6 325km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

842mm/an

Mean T°

7,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,02

Max snow

15%

Mean runoff

244mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

175m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (5, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

9hab/km²

Night light

20,4nW

Built-up

1 097,5%

Pesticides

33,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN II · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1

Pennachetti

IUCN IV

NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple Property · 2020

0 km²

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