Ontologia

Special Municipality · TWN

Taichung

Taiwan

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(62 %)

Species observed

10 238

Observations

1 146 770

Area

2 243,6km²

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 Taichung : 30 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.053
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

10 238 distinct species · 1 146 770 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 146 770 obs · 69 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 98 046
51 577–98 045
16 996–51 576
8 075–16 995
< 8 075

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,6°C

Annual rain

2 599mm

Warmest m°

25,5°C

Coldest m°

8,6°C

Elevation: 999 m on average (min -11 m, max 3 459 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
2 599mm
Warmest month
25,5°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
999m
Min
-11m
Max
3 459m
Std. dev.
981m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(62 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

60,3g/kg

Clay

30,4%

Sand

29,5%

Silt

40,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
90,5g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
39,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
56,6g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
40,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
39,6%

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

Land cover

Forest52.6%
Crops12.7%
Built-up5.2%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)27.6%

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

Hydrology8 basins · 5 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

780,6km

Lake surface here

4,25km²

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 042km²

Discharge in basins

84,3m³/s

Mean precip.

2 466mm/an

Mean T°

16,6°C

Moisture idx

0,53

Mean runoff

1 244mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 176m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (5, top by area)

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

10hab/km²

Night light

9,7nW

Built-up

522,8%

Pesticides

50,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas11

IUCN IV · 7IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ia · 1🌊 Marine · 5

Taroko

IUCN II

National Park · 1986

981 km²

Shei-pa

IUCN II

National Park · 1992

770 km²

Ci-lan

IUCN IV

Major Wildlife Habitat · 2000

566 km²

Xue-ba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2006

209 km²

Complete list

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