Commune · IND
Vellore
India
Species observed
927
Observations
23 630
Area
979,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Vellore : 31 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, 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
927 distinct species · 23 630 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
1 124mm
Warmest m°
36,2°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 404 m on average (min 183 m, max 815 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
6,7
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
29,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Vellore
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)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
163,0km
Lake surface here
0,29km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
8 367km²
Discharge in basins
7,7m³/s
Mean precip.
932mm/an
Mean T°
26,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
174mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
403m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Guntakalkān Ārsub-area576,6 km²overlap423.52 km²43%
- Bassin de Palarsub-area858,2 km²overlap276.94 km²28%
- Bassin de Kamandala Nagasub-area812,9 km²overlap268.04 km²27%
- Bassin de Cheyyārusub-area538,2 km²overlap7.48 km²1%
- Bassin de Palarsub-area726,2 km²overlap3.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Palarsub-area195,2 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Guntakalkān Ārord 3len here35.88 km98%total37 km
- Kamandala Nagaord 3len here34.05 km53%total64 km
- Agaram Ārord 3len here19.70 km91%total22 km
- Kovilmalai Arord 2len here17.75 km94%total19 km
- Uttarākāvari Ārord 2len here11.25 km100%total11 km
- Teniyūr Ārord 1len here10.85 km98%total11 km
- Palarord 5len here10.83 km2%total603 km
- Sallapanam Ārord 1len here9.36 km91%total10 km
- Periya Ārord 5len here6.96 km36%total19 km
- Amirdi Ārord 2len here3.51 km27%total13 km
- Selangu Ārord 2len here2.82 km18%total15 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
148,9%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)