Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Swakopmund

Namibia

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

852

Observations

53 083

Area

196,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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 Swakopmund : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

852 distinct species · 53 083 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

53 083 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 27 261
27 261–27 260
23 913–27 260
982–23 912
< 982

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

24mm

Warmest m°

27,0°C

Coldest m°

10,5°C

Elevation: 72 m on average (min -10 m, max 202 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
24mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
10,5°C
Mean alt.
72m
Min
-10m
Max
202m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,5

Org. C

7,2g/kg

Clay

5,3%

Sand

83,8%

Silt

10,9%

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

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
4,8%
Sand
83,4%
Silt
11,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
5,5%
Sand
83,7%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
5,6%
Sand
84,2%
Silt
10,2%

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

Land cover

Forest1.9%
Crops0.3%
Built-up2.2%
Bare soil83.4%
Other (grassland, water…)12.2%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 4 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

20,3km

Lake surface here

2,14km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

29 452km²

Discharge in basins

2,0m³/s

Mean precip.

18mm/an

Mean T°

17,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,99

Mean runoff

14mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

214m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (4, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

2,9nW

Built-up

219,2%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 2

Dorob

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 2010

8 180 km²

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