Zoutpansdrif 246
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1975
31 km²
Commune · ZAF
Thembelihle
South Africa
BWhArid, desert, hot(91 %)
Species observed
1 026
Observations
22 550
Area
8 023,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Thembelihle : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.068
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
1 026 distinct species · 22 550 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
311mm
Warmest m°
32,9°C
Coldest m°
3,3°C
Elevation: 1 118 m on average (min 977 m, max 1 273 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
311mm
Warmest month
32,9°C
Coldest month
3,3°C
Mean alt.
1 118m
Min
977m
Max
1 273m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(91 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
22,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Pixley ka Seme
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
22,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
61,3%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
21,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.5%
Crops3.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil13.8%
Other (grassland, water…)81.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 14 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
261,9km
Lake surface here
52,58km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
283 698km²
Discharge in basins
357,5m³/s
Mean precip.
305mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,81
Mean runoff
10mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 132m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area2 247,4 km²overlap1653.99 km²21%
- Basin #36620sub-area1 699,2 km²overlap1630.79 km²20%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area856,3 km²overlap855.23 km²11%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area757,4 km²overlap608.06 km²8%
- Bassin de Brakriviersub-area754 km²overlap495.70 km²6%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area1 392,7 km²overlap495.16 km²6%
- Basin #47920sub-area1 568,8 km²overlap470.70 km²6%
- Basin #68430sub-area400,3 km²overlap365.38 km²5%
- Basin #57450sub-area471,9 km²overlap313.16 km²4%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area795,3 km²overlap254.71 km²3%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area429,5 km²overlap218.89 km²3%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area665,8 km²overlap205.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Brack Riversub-area244,6 km²overlap145.62 km²2%
- Bassin de Brack Riversub-area230,5 km²overlap115.46 km²1%
- Bassin de Brack Riversub-area253,9 km²overlap86.66 km²1%
- Basin #37870sub-area891,6 km²overlap50.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area137,2 km²overlap40.12 km²1%
- Basin #31220sub-area233,4 km²overlap14.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Brakriviersub-area190,7 km²overlap3.39 km²0%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Lake #16477area45,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lake #83930area1,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lake #84001area1,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #83909area1,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1422424area0,7 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1422415area0,6 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1422220area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1422638area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1422573area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,8%
Pesticides
6,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Strydenburg Aalwynprag Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1977
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN