Ontologia

Commune · CHE

St. Niklaus

Switzerland

ETPolar, tundra(58 %)

Species observed

2 419

Observations

27 210

Area

88,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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. Niklaus : 13 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 47 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 24.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.247
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

2 419 distinct species · 27 210 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

27 210 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 21 493
21 493–21 492
21 493–21 492
4 698–21 492
< 4 698

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

Climate

Mean T°

-1,9°C

Annual rain

1 275mm

Warmest m°

13,0°C

Coldest m°

-17,0°C

Elevation: 2 409 m on average (min 1 209 m, max 3 922 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-1,9°C
Annual rain
1 275mm
Warmest month
13,0°C
Coldest month
-17,0°C
Mean alt.
2 409m
Min
1 209m
Max
3 922m
Std. dev.
685m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(58 %)Polar

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

65,5g/kg

Clay

14,4%

Sand

43,2%

Silt

42,3%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Visp

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
105,4g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
42,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
53,8g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
42,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
37,2g/kg
Clay
14,6%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
41,5%

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

Land cover

Forest17.4%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil28.2%
Other (grassland, water…)53.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

31,9km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

777km²

Discharge in basins

3,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 931mm/an

Mean T°

-1,6°C

Moisture idx

0,78

Max snow

57%

Mean runoff

1 130mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 632m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

23,3%

Pesticides

38,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN IV · 3

Abberggletscher

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance · 2001

1 km²

Undri Läger

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

Riedwäng

IUCN IV

Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance · 2010

0 km²

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