Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Uthukela

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(63 %)

Species observed

8 174

Observations

485 289

Area

11 326,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Uthukela : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (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
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

8 174 distinct species · 485 289 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

485 289 obs · 294 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 18 973
6 201–18 972
728–6 200
280–727
< 280

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,1°C

Annual rain

902mm

Warmest m°

26,1°C

Coldest m°

2,8°C

Elevation: 1 292 m on average (min 631 m, max 3 322 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,1°C
Annual rain
902mm
Warmest month
26,1°C
Coldest month
2,8°C
Mean alt.
1 292m
Min
631m
Max
3 322m
Std. dev.
345m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(63 %)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

20,0g/kg

Clay

31,7%

Sand

48,9%

Silt

19,5%

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
25,9g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
19,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
19,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
19,0%

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

Land cover

Forest12.8%
Crops23.6%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.5%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 27 lakes · 71 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 861,8km

Lake surface here

55,82km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

13 083km²

Discharge in basins

63,3m³/s

Mean precip.

836mm/an

Mean T°

16,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,41

Mean runoff

102mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 304m

Watersheds crossing here

5 more basins

Lakes (27, top by area)

18 more lakes

Rivers / streams (71, ord ≥ 4)

59 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

61,0%

Pesticides

19,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas31

IUCN Not Reported · 29IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5