Commune · IND
Vaikam
India
Species observed
671
Observations
93 075
Area
270,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Vaikam : 17 espèces reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 15.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 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
671 distinct species · 93 075 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
3 181mm
Warmest m°
33,7°C
Coldest m°
21,7°C
Elevation: 11 m on average (min -17 m, max 60 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
5,4
Org. C
36,4g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
33,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kottayam
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)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
75,7km
Lake surface here
0,35km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 810km²
Discharge in basins
13,9m³/s
Mean precip.
3 388mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
0,55
Mean runoff
1 913mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
96m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Muvattupuzha Riverord 4len here15.45 km22%total69 km
- Puducherry thoduord 2len here15.19 km100%total15 km
- valiyathodu riverord 2len here9.67 km92%total11 km
- valormangalam thoduord 1len here6.37 km100%total6 km
- aapuzha,chulli thoduord 2len here5.02 km100%total5 km
- dhivan thoduord 4len here4.61 km100%total5 km
- kariyarord 4len here4.37 km100%total4 km
- koduturuttu toduord 1len here3.19 km100%total3 km
- njayappally thoduord 1len here2.72 km100%total3 km
- muvattupuzha riverord 2len here2.69 km63%total4 km
- Neezhur Valiyathodeord 2len here2.55 km68%total4 km
- kariyarord 1len here1.43 km88%total2 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
9hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
262,9%
Pesticides
4,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)