Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Ugu

South Africa

CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(73 %)

Species observed

7 945

Observations

400 495

Area

5 046,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Ugu : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.075
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

7 945 distinct species · 400 495 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

400 495 obs · 134 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 39 891
6 410–39 890
986–6 409
266–985
< 266

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

996mm

Warmest m°

25,4°C

Coldest m°

9,5°C

Elevation: 449 m on average (min -18 m, max 2 020 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
996mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
9,5°C
Mean alt.
449m
Min
-18m
Max
2 020m
Std. dev.
304m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(73 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

26,5g/kg

Clay

29,9%

Sand

43,3%

Silt

26,8%

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

Dominant lithology: paGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
36,6g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
27,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
25,7%

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

Land cover

Forest29.8%
Crops19.3%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil2.6%
Other (grassland, water…)46.8%

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

Hydrology17 basins · 2 lakes · 46 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 049,2km

Lake surface here

0,33km²

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

6 734km²

Discharge in basins

167,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 013mm/an

Mean T°

18,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,15

Mean runoff

356mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

499m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (46, ord ≥ 4)

34 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,6nW

Built-up

144,6%

Pesticides

19,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas14

IUCN Not Reported · 14🌊 Marine · 3
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations6