Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Vhembe

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(64 %)

Species observed

9 039

Observations

1 257 145

Area

25 596,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 7 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 Vhembe : 6 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 23.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.238
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

9 039 distinct species · 1 257 145 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 257 145 obs · 611 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 37 066
3 219–37 065
450–3 218
173–449
< 173

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,8°C

Annual rain

602mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

9,8°C

Elevation: 657 m on average (min 197 m, max 1 570 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,8°C
Annual rain
602mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
657m
Min
197m
Max
1 570m
Std. dev.
241m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(64 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

11,7g/kg

Clay

23,0%

Sand

62,0%

Silt

15,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
15,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
15,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
14,3%

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

Land cover

Forest19.9%
Crops9.7%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)67.6%

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

Hydrology52 basins · 40 lakes · 41 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2 590,5km

Lake surface here

45,48km²

Basins crossed

52

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

238 956km²

Discharge in basins

834,0m³/s

Mean precip.

584mm/an

Mean T°

21,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

83mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

667m

Watersheds crossing here

43 more basins

Lakes (40, top by area)

31 more lakes

Rivers / streams (41, ord ≥ 4)

29 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

67,8%

Pesticides

25,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas74

IUCN Not Reported · 71IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1

Limpopo

IUCN II

National Park · 2001

11 015 km²

Dite 2

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

954 km²

Sengwe

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

785 km²

Chipise

IUCN Not Reported

Wildlife Management Area · 2002

766 km²

Complete list

+ 14 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations4