Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

uMhlathuze

South Africa

AwTropical, savannah(67 %)

Species observed

3 725

Observations

149 104

Area

774,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 uMhlathuze : 17 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

3 725 distinct species · 149 104 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

149 104 obs · 20 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 57 672
24 925–57 671
8 160–24 924
1 759–8 159
< 1 759

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,0°C

Annual rain

1 109mm

Warmest m°

28,3°C

Coldest m°

14,5°C

Elevation: 49 m on average (min -98 m, max 205 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 109mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
49m
Min
-98m
Max
205m
Std. dev.
37m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(67 %)Tropical

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

29,8g/kg

Clay

22,9%

Sand

63,5%

Silt

13,5%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Uthungulu

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
43,3g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
13,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
27,9g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
13,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
13,4%

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

Land cover

Forest21.7%
Crops30.0%
Built-up3.9%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.3%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 11 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

59,3km

Lake surface here

16,70km²

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 664km²

Discharge in basins

74,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 068mm/an

Mean T°

21,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,22

Mean runoff

340mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

132m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (11, top by area)

2 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

4,1nW

Built-up

388,9%

Pesticides

13,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 4🌊 Marine · 3

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