Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

uMngeni

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)

Species observed

5 208

Observations

540 272

Area

1 566,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 uMngeni : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
17
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

5 208 distinct species · 540 272 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

540 272 obs · 41 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 107 072
38 659–107 071
13 008–38 658
3 921–13 007
< 3 921

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,2°C

Annual rain

886mm

Warmest m°

24,3°C

Coldest m°

3,5°C

Elevation: 1 299 m on average (min 656 m, max 1 957 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,2°C
Annual rain
886mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
3,5°C
Mean alt.
1 299m
Min
656m
Max
1 957m
Std. dev.
228m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

27,4g/kg

Clay

39,0%

Sand

35,6%

Silt

25,3%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Umgungundlovu

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
25,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
25,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
24,5%

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

Land cover

Forest27.3%
Crops20.6%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.2%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 15 lakes · 10 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

263,8km

Lake surface here

24,67km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 837km²

Discharge in basins

12,3m³/s

Mean precip.

883mm/an

Mean T°

15,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,33

Mean runoff

142mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 290m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (15, top by area)

6 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

66,9%

Pesticides

20,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas21

IUCN Not Reported · 19IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Complete list

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