Barberspan
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1975
30 km²
Commune · ZAF
Tswaing
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(79 %)
Species observed
1 491
Observations
157 532
Area
5 966,2km²
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 Tswaing : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.060
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
1 491 distinct species · 157 532 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
539mm
Warmest m°
28,5°C
Coldest m°
3,3°C
Elevation: 1 397 m on average (min 1 284 m, max 1 623 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
539mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
3,3°C
Mean alt.
1 397m
Min
1 284m
Max
1 623m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(79 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
67,9%
Silt
10,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ngaka Modiri Molema
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
69,5%
Silt
10,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
10,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
9,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.3%
Crops65.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)29.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 30 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
23,0km
Lake surface here
34,01km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 311km²
Discharge in basins
18,7m³/s
Mean precip.
549mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
20mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 404m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #05700sub-area1 519 km²overlap1233.66 km²21%
- Bassin de Barberspansub-area1 715,3 km²overlap1116.24 km²19%
- Basin #08940sub-area747,2 km²overlap744.93 km²12%
- Basin #05620sub-area2 637,2 km²overlap736.50 km²12%
- Basin #07890sub-area410,8 km²overlap409.23 km²7%
- Bassin de Barberspansub-area379,1 km²overlap378.47 km²6%
- Basin #10990sub-area1 393,8 km²overlap290.54 km²5%
- Bassin de Mareetsanesub-area846,5 km²overlap269.37 km²5%
- Basin #08930sub-area242 km²overlap208.62 km²3%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Hart Riversub-area273,3 km²overlap192.15 km²3%
- Bassin de Setlagolesub-area1 008,8 km²overlap143.20 km²2%
- Bassin de Barberspansub-area77,4 km²overlap77.31 km²1%
- Basin #10500sub-area552,8 km²overlap53.78 km²1%
- Basin #09290sub-area1 250,9 km²overlap35.85 km²1%
- Bassin de Hart Riversub-area290,1 km²overlap31.16 km²1%
- Basin #08170sub-area19,4 km²overlap19.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Bamboesspruitsub-area1 644,4 km²overlap12.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Makwassiespruitsub-area1 246,2 km²overlap8.61 km²0%
- Bassin de Mareetsanesub-area870,3 km²overlap4.72 km²0%
- Bassin de Jagspruitsub-area488,2 km²overlap0.33 km²0%
- Basin #06770sub-area344 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Lakes (30, top by area)
- Barberspanarea16,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Leeupanarea2,7 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Bulpanarea1,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake #83358area1,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #83320area1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #83300area1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #83345area1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1419319area0,9 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1419614area0,8 km²avg depth3.1 m
21 more lakes
- Lac 1419588area0,8 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1419416area0,8 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419343area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419561area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419504area0,5 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419656area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419601area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419641area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419571area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1419393area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1419674area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419698area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1419644area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1419545area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1419521area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1419433area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1419374area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1419752area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1419540area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1419582area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1419612area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 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
0,1nW
Built-up
23,2%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN IV · 1
Barberspan Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1949
30 km²
Goedgevonden Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1970
9 km²
Voorspoed Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1962
7 km²
Tiekie Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1959
5 km²
Uitspan Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1958
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN