Ontologia

City · AUS

Townsville

Australia

AwTropical, savannah(74 %)

Species observed

9 341

Observations

1 070 063

Area

3 727,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Townsville : 25 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.060
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

9 341 distinct species · 1 070 063 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 070 063 obs · 94 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 274 997
17 108–274 996
3 678–17 107
1 474–3 677
< 1 474

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,1°C

Annual rain

1 204mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

13,6°C

Elevation: 165 m on average (min -17 m, max 1 037 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 204mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
13,6°C
Mean alt.
165m
Min
-17m
Max
1 037m
Std. dev.
204m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(74 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

17,0g/kg

Clay

24,4%

Sand

56,1%

Silt

19,5%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
58,3%
Silt
19,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
19,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
18,6%

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

Land cover

Forest52.3%
Crops1.5%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)43.6%

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

Hydrology13 basins · 5 lakes · 74 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

731,6km

Lake surface here

45,37km²

Basins crossed

13

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

20 986km²

Discharge in basins

22,5m³/s

Mean precip.

991mm/an

Mean T°

23,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

280mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

155m

Watersheds crossing here

4 more basins

Lakes (5, top by area)

Rivers / streams (74, ord ≥ 4)

62 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

1,1nW

Built-up

111,8%

Pesticides

6,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas34

IUCN VI · 12IUCN III · 9IUCN II · 6IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN IV · 2IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 21

Great Barrier Reef

IUCN Not Applicable

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981

349 115 km²

Complete list

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