Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Umzinyathi

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)

Species observed

4 185

Observations

103 860

Area

8 589,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Umzinyathi : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.077
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

4 185 distinct species · 103 860 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

103 860 obs · 216 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 5 152
1 142–5 151
294–1 141
122–293
< 122

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,2°C

Annual rain

851mm

Warmest m°

26,7°C

Coldest m°

5,0°C

Elevation: 1 084 m on average (min 248 m, max 1 688 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
851mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
5,0°C
Mean alt.
1 084m
Min
248m
Max
1 688m
Std. dev.
225m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

20,1g/kg

Clay

30,5%

Sand

53,6%

Silt

15,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
54,6%
Silt
16,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
54,5%
Silt
16,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
15,5%

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

Land cover

Forest18.5%
Crops31.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)48.3%

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

Hydrology19 basins · 12 lakes · 35 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

971,2km

Lake surface here

4,22km²

Basins crossed

19

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

29 196km²

Discharge in basins

185,2m³/s

Mean precip.

809mm/an

Mean T°

17,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

135mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 078m

Watersheds crossing here

10 more basins

Lakes (12, top by area)

3 more lakes

Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)

23 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

65,5%

Pesticides

17,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

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

Sub-administrations4