Commune · ZAF
Umzimvubu
South Africa
Species observed
805
Observations
2 847
Area
2 577,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Umzimvubu : 30 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
805 distinct species · 2 847 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,0°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest m°
24,4°C
Coldest m°
2,4°C
Elevation: 1 259 m on average (min 693 m, max 1 908 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
33,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Alfred Nzo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 1 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
422,7km
Lake surface here
0,23km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 913km²
Discharge in basins
85,4m³/s
Mean precip.
805mm/an
Mean T°
15,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,38
Mean runoff
260mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 321m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tina Riversub-area3 214,3 km²overlap598.41 km²23%
- Bassin de Kinirasub-area1 061,2 km²overlap539.24 km²21%
- Bassin de Mzimvubu Riversub-area1 133,1 km²overlap431.14 km²17%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area533,2 km²overlap328.18 km²13%
- Bassin de Mvenyanesub-area616,5 km²overlap218.02 km²8%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area804,8 km²overlap180.41 km²7%
- Bassin de Mzimvubusub-area135,5 km²overlap135.13 km²5%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area114,5 km²overlap107.94 km²4%
- Bassin de Mzintlavasub-area181,9 km²overlap33.75 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Kiniraord 4len here92.50 km45%total204 km
- Mzintlavaord 4len here80.05 km23%total347 km
- Mzimvubuord 4len here66.26 km27%total248 km
- Tina Riverord 4len here56.68 km24%total235 km
- Mvenyaneord 3len here43.50 km42%total104 km
- Mzimvubu Riverord 6len here41.86 km12%total351 km
- Tinaord 4len here25.81 km14%total183 km
- Qwidlanaord 2len here16.01 km100%total16 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
101,3%
Pesticides
16,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)