Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Waterberg

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)

Species observed

8 326

Observations

1 462 190

Area

44 913,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Waterberg : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.092
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

8 326 distinct species · 1 462 190 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 462 190 obs · 1 066 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 27 536
2 232–27 535
575–2 231
210–574
< 210

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,3°C

Annual rain

521mm

Warmest m°

29,8°C

Coldest m°

6,4°C

Elevation: 1 072 m on average (min 764 m, max 1 872 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
521mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
6,4°C
Mean alt.
1 072m
Min
764m
Max
1 872m
Std. dev.
189m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

10,2g/kg

Clay

19,8%

Sand

66,3%

Silt

13,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
14,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
68,1%
Silt
14,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
13,2%

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

Land cover

Forest16.8%
Crops10.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)71.4%

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

Hydrology94 basins · 50 lakes · 37 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 210,5km

Lake surface here

30,28km²

Basins crossed

94

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

102 105km²

Discharge in basins

317,8m³/s

Mean precip.

544mm/an

Mean T°

19,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,67

Mean runoff

13mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 082m

Watersheds crossing here

85 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (37, ord ≥ 4)

25 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

22,5%

Pesticides

44,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas100

IUCN Not Reported · 100
Complete list

+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)

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

Sub-administrations6