Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Thembisile

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(42 %)

Species observed

1 888

Observations

123 791

Area

2 384,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Thembisile : 15 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.083
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

1 888 distinct species · 123 791 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

123 791 obs · 61 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 17 038
7 558–17 037
1 843–7 557
740–1 842
< 740

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,7°C

Annual rain

751mm

Warmest m°

27,0°C

Coldest m°

4,3°C

Elevation: 1 340 m on average (min 983 m, max 1 602 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
751mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
4,3°C
Mean alt.
1 340m
Min
983m
Max
1 602m
Std. dev.
101m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(42 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

13,2g/kg

Clay

20,5%

Sand

66,9%

Silt

12,6%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Nkangala

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
13,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
12,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
12,1%

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

Land cover

Forest7.9%
Crops11.9%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil2.9%
Other (grassland, water…)75.9%

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

Hydrology16 basins · 6 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

190,3km

Lake surface here

9,72km²

Basins crossed

16

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

12 364km²

Discharge in basins

11,7m³/s

Mean precip.

657mm/an

Mean T°

17,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,59

Mean runoff

23mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 273m

Watersheds crossing here

7 more basins

Lakes (6, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

139,1%

Pesticides

43,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 8
Complete list

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