Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Tenkasi
India
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)
Species observed
508
Observations
9 181
Area
1 093,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Tenkasi : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
41
Connectance
0.055
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
508 distinct species · 9 181 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 077mm
Warmest m°
35,5°C
Coldest m°
19,2°C
Elevation: 244 m on average (min 79 m, max 1 626 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 077mm
Warmest month
35,5°C
Coldest month
19,2°C
Mean alt.
244m
Min
79m
Max
1 626m
Std. dev.
249m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
28,1g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
26,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tirunelveli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
39,1g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
27,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.4%
Crops44.3%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)27.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 23 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
113,2km
Lake surface here
6,98km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 060km²
Discharge in basins
18,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 199mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,22
Mean runoff
396mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
252m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Palai Riversub-area397,3 km²overlap347.38 km²32%
- Bassin de Chitra Riversub-area215,5 km²overlap213.90 km²20%
- Bassin de Chitra Riversub-area271,3 km²overlap206.47 km²19%
- Bassin de Thamirabharanisub-area2 059,5 km²overlap126.84 km²12%
- Bassin de Chittar Riversub-area273,1 km²overlap99.08 km²9%
- Bassin de Chittar Riversub-area495,2 km²overlap73.18 km²7%
- Bassin de Kalladasub-area1 507,1 km²overlap14.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Achenkovilsub-area1 135,9 km²overlap9.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Nichabanadhisub-area804 km²overlap3.32 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (23, top by area)
- Lac 1403313area0,8 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1403212area0,6 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1403270area0,6 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1403234area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1403305area0,5 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1403309area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1403319area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1403241area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1403255area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
14 more lakes
- Lac 1403178area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1403224area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1403321area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1403146area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1403161area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1403183area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1403286area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1403225area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1403180area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1403219area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1403290area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1403262area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1403310area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1403158area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
178,9%
Pesticides
5,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN