Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2004
678 km²
Commune · ZAF
Umdoni
South Africa
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(86 %)
Species observed
3 465
Observations
146 115
Area
251,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Umdoni : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.074
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
3 465 distinct species · 146 115 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,6°C
Annual rain
1 030mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
14,1°C
Elevation: 104 m on average (min -17 m, max 344 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,6°C
Annual rain
1 030mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
14,1°C
Mean alt.
104m
Min
-17m
Max
344m
Std. dev.
57m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(86 %)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
29,5g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
18,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Ugu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
40,1g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
54,5%
Silt
19,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
27,6g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
17,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
52,3%
Silt
17,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.9%
Crops22.6%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)53.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
48,4km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 150km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
996mm/an
Mean T°
18,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
307mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
427m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
295,3%
Pesticides
26,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN