Short Hills Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1985
7 km²
Commune · CAN
Thorold
Canada
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(71 %)
Species observed
3 100
Observations
221 921
Area
89,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Thorold : 28 espèces reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.108
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
3 100 distinct species · 221 921 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,2°C
Annual rain
1 030mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
-6,6°C
Elevation: 175 m on average (min 123 m, max 193 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,2°C
Annual rain
1 030mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
-6,6°C
Mean alt.
175m
Min
123m
Max
193m
Std. dev.
11m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(71 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
32,3g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
29,1%
Silt
44,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Niagara
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
53,1g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
29,3%
Silt
44,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
27,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
44,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
29,4%
Silt
43,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.4%
Crops16.9%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)46.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 4 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
21,8km
Lake surface here
2,60km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
682 646km²
Discharge in basins
80,8m³/s
Mean precip.
854mm/an
Mean T°
8,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
254mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
155m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
7,1nW
Built-up
270,5%
Pesticides
40,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN