Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
11 017 km²
Commune · ZAF
Sundays River Valley
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(41 %)
Species observed
4 938
Observations
233 741
Area
5 994,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Sundays River Valley : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.052
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
4 938 distinct species · 233 741 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,5°C
Annual rain
487mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
7,6°C
Elevation: 358 m on average (min -32 m, max 1 309 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,5°C
Annual rain
487mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
358m
Min
-32m
Max
1 309m
Std. dev.
209m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(41 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
25,4g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
19,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Cacadu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
38,2g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
20,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
53,6%
Silt
19,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.7%
Crops6.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.0%
Other (grassland, water…)75.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 2 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
819,0km
Lake surface here
0,31km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
34 805km²
Discharge in basins
48,6m³/s
Mean precip.
444mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
55mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
335m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kariega Riversub-area1 160,6 km²overlap1153.73 km²19%
- Bassin de Sundays Riversub-area945,7 km²overlap746.51 km²12%
- Bassin de Elandsriviersub-area2 669,4 km²overlap745.48 km²12%
- Bassin de Coerney Riversub-area615 km²overlap601.40 km²10%
- Bassin de Bezuidenhoutssub-area574,3 km²overlap547.27 km²9%
- Basin #14340sub-area592,8 km²overlap528.36 km²9%
- Bassin de Bushman's Riversub-area2 742,9 km²overlap527.80 km²9%
- Bassin de Sundays Riversub-area854 km²overlap346.63 km²6%
- Bassin de Groot Riversub-area791,7 km²overlap270.71 km²5%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Witriviersub-area319,5 km²overlap237.16 km²4%
- Bassin de Haaspoortspruitsub-area640,3 km²overlap145.55 km²2%
- Bassin de Sundays Riversub-area80,6 km²overlap80.57 km²1%
- Bassin de Gamtoos Riversub-area1 184,8 km²overlap35.46 km²1%
- Bassin de Boknes Riversub-area161,9 km²overlap25.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Riet Riversub-area705,9 km²overlap1.83 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Sundays Riverord 5len here194.90 km23%total861 km
- Kariega Riverord 4len here103.23 km100%total103 km
- Bushman's Riverord 4len here88.86 km27%total326 km
- Witrivierord 2len here56.80 km76%total74 km
- Bezuidenhoutsord 5len here47.75 km100%total48 km
- Coerney Riverord 3len here41.50 km100%total42 km
- Elandsrivierord 2len here40.68 km66%total62 km
- KwaZunga Riverord 3len here22.85 km64%total36 km
- Bulk Riverord 2len here21.75 km96%total23 km
- KwaZungaord 1len here20.73 km100%total21 km
- Kabougasrivierord 2len here20.54 km46%total45 km
- Noagasrivierord 2len here20.02 km50%total40 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Palmietrivierord 2len here19.89 km61%total33 km
- Sapkammaord 2len here19.03 km100%total19 km
- Erasmusklooford 2len here18.44 km100%total18 km
- Beans Riverord 1len here16.74 km100%total17 km
- Klein-Uierivierord 1len here13.93 km100%total14 km
- Sand Riverord 2len here13.69 km100%total14 km
- Groot Riverord 6len here12.28 km3%total384 km
- Uierivierord 2len here11.13 km100%total11 km
- Blindeklooford 3len here7.46 km58%total13 km
- Chase's Klooford 1len here5.08 km100%total5 km
- Boknes Riverord 2len here1.16 km5%total25 km
- Beyersvleispruitord 3len here0.47 km1%total35 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
8,9%
Pesticides
16,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN Not Reported · 13IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 8
Addo Elephant National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1931
1 538 km²
Addo Elephant Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2019
1 127 km²
Indalo Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2018
746 km²
Groendal Wilderness Area
IUCN Not ReportedForest Wilderness Area · 1976
217 km²
Woody Cape Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1984
125 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Cape Floral Region Protected AreasWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200411 017 km²
- Addo Elephant National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported19311 538 km²
- Addo Elephant Marine Protected AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN Not Reported20191 127 km²
- Indalo Protected EnvironmentProtected EnvironmentIUCN Not Reported2018746 km²
- Groendal Wilderness AreaForest Wilderness AreaIUCN Not Reported1976217 km²
- Woody Cape Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1984125 km²
- Baviaanskloof Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported201641 km²
- Intsomi Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported202517 km²
- Bosch Hoek Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported198516 km²
- Boxwood Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19859 km²
- Congas Kraal Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19856 km²
- Algoa Bay Seal Island Provincial Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19880 km²
- Stag Island Provincial Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19880 km²
- Algoa Bay Black Rocks Provincial Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19880 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN