uThukela Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2019
4 099 km²
Commune · ZAF
South Africa
Species observed
5 173
Observations
147 348
Area
2 213,3km²
Sample of 13 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).
Tissu écologique de uMlalazi : 12 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
5 173 distinct species · 147 348 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Mean T°
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 002mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
10,9°C
Elevation: 315 m on average (min -3 m, max 899 m)
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
18,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Uthungulu
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
282,8km
Lake surface here
6,70km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
29 196km²
Discharge in basins
52,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 017mm/an
Mean T°
20,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Mean runoff
360mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
301m
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
112,2%
Pesticides
23,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Marine Protected Area · 2019
4 099 km²
Nature Reserve · 1992
39 km²
Nature Reserve · 1948
15 km²
Protected Environment · 2023
10 km²
Nature Reserve · 1970
6 km²
Nature Reserve · 2012
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN