Southern Bight-Minas Basin
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1987
215 km²
Commune · CAN
West Hants
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 601
Observations
47 478
Area
1 292,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 West Hants : 27 espèces reliées par 91 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
91
Connectance
0.129
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 601 distinct species · 47 478 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,6°C
Annual rain
1 408mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
-10,0°C
Elevation: 103 m on average (min -27 m, max 242 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,6°C
Annual rain
1 408mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
-10,0°C
Mean alt.
103m
Min
-27m
Max
242m
Std. dev.
65m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
42,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Hants
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
61,0g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
43,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
42,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
42,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest68.1%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)27.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 45 lakes · 55 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
337,1km
Lake surface here
36,22km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 983km²
Discharge in basins
24,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 332mm/an
Mean T°
6,1°C
Moisture idx
0,41
Max snow
32%
Mean runoff
875mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
111m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Herbert Riversub-area662,2 km²overlap387.45 km²30%
- Bassin de Avon Riversub-area466,5 km²overlap357.13 km²28%
- Bassin de Walton Riversub-area667,5 km²overlap259.79 km²20%
- Bassin de Sackville Riversub-area2 982,6 km²overlap121.10 km²9%
- Bassin de Kennetcook Riversub-area481,3 km²overlap84.50 km²7%
- Bassin de Halfway Riversub-area131,5 km²overlap46.06 km²4%
- Bassin de Gaspereau Riversub-area445,1 km²overlap20.67 km²2%
- Basin #37800sub-area13,7 km²overlap13.01 km²1%
- Bassin de Trecothic Creeksub-area6,2 km²overlap2.26 km²0%
Lakes (45, top by area)
- Panuke Lakearea16,3 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Black River Lakearea7,2 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Five Mile Lakearea6,3 km²avg depth9.0 m
- Big St. Margarets Bay Lakearea4,8 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Falls Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth8.4 m
- Dean Chapter Lakearea2,5 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Mill Lakesarea1,8 km²avg depth5.1 m
- South Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1042785area0,9 km²avg depth5.5 m
36 more lakes
- Lac 1042830area0,7 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1042708area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1042748area0,5 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1040231area0,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1040643area0,4 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1042236area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1042686area0,4 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1041897area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1040422area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1042607area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1042553area0,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1041735area0,3 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1042519area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1041792area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1042540area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1042180area0,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1043209area0,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1040933area0,2 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1042794area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1042585area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1042208area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1042351area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1042601area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1042926area0,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1042300area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1042259area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1041826area0,1 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1042946area0,1 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1041974area0,1 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1042492area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1040606area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1043104area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1042136area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1042642area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1041341area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1041891area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (55, ord ≥ 4)
- Avon Riverord 4len here39.67 km75%total53 km
- St. Croix Riverord 4len here22.10 km98%total23 km
- Kennetcook Riverord 4len here21.44 km39%total55 km
- Bog Brookord 1len here17.46 km100%total17 km
- West Branch Avon Riverord 3len here15.93 km100%total16 km
- Meander Riverord 2len here14.65 km59%total25 km
- Cogmagun Riverord 2len here14.35 km80%total18 km
- Piney Streamord 1len here13.44 km100%total13 km
- Thans Brookord 1len here12.62 km100%total13 km
- Herbert Riverord 3len here11.79 km36%total33 km
- Mint Riverord 2len here11.71 km100%total12 km
- Collins Brookord 2len here10.65 km69%total15 km
43 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Allen Brookord 1len here8.14 km100%total8 km
- Mill Brookord 1len here6.63 km100%total7 km
- Bass Brookord 1len here6.27 km100%total6 km
- Armstrong Riverord 1len here6.10 km74%total8 km
- Cheverie Creekord 1len here5.95 km100%total6 km
- Shady Lake Brookord 1len here5.03 km100%total5 km
- Threemile Brookord 1len here4.64 km100%total5 km
- Wheaton Brookord 1len here4.52 km100%total5 km
- Little Meander Riverord 1len here4.51 km100%total5 km
- Halfway Riverord 2len here4.46 km44%total10 km
- Bezanson Brookord 2len here4.14 km44%total9 km
- Maple Brookord 1len here3.30 km100%total3 km
- Sucker Brookord 1len here3.21 km100%total3 km
- Mill Brookord 1len here3.11 km46%total7 km
- Weir Brookord 2len here3.11 km100%total3 km
- Baptist Brookord 1len here3.05 km54%total6 km
- Marshy Lake Brookord 1len here2.92 km100%total3 km
- Teare Brookord 1len here2.91 km100%total3 km
- Shaw Brookord 2len here2.91 km95%total3 km
- Levy Meadow Brookord 1len here2.89 km100%total3 km
- Southwest Branch Avon Riverord 2len here2.85 km100%total3 km
- Weir Brookord 4len here2.83 km100%total3 km
- Five Island Lake Brookord 1len here2.76 km100%total3 km
- Stoney Brookord 1len here2.74 km100%total3 km
- Otter Lake Brookord 2len here2.62 km100%total3 km
- White Horse Brookord 1len here2.59 km100%total3 km
- The Carryord 2len here2.54 km66%total4 km
- Little Riverord 1len here2.51 km22%total11 km
- Sandy Brookord 2len here2.46 km18%total14 km
- Fall Brookord 1len here2.35 km100%total2 km
- Shinglemill Brookord 1len here2.32 km100%total2 km
- Black Brookord 1len here2.19 km100%total2 km
- Black Brookord 1len here2.05 km100%total2 km
- Black Brookord 1len here1.99 km100%total2 km
- Toney Brookord 1len here1.72 km100%total2 km
- Cox Brookord 2len here1.35 km28%total5 km
- Gudgeon Brookord 1len here1.27 km91%total1 km
- Tomcod Riverord 2len here1.20 km5%total24 km
- Greene Brookord 1len here0.85 km100%total1 km
- Moose Brookord 2len here0.74 km13%total5 km
- Red Brookord 1len here0.69 km101%total1 km
- Walton Riverord 3len here0.46 km2%total25 km
- Kelly Brookord 1len here0.40 km47%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
10,8%
Pesticides
11,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN Ia · 3IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 2🌊 Marine · 1
South Panuke Wilderness Area
IUCN IIWilderness Area · 2017
68 km²
Petite Bog Nature Reserve
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2014
8 km²
South Panuke Wilderness Area
IUCN IIWilderness Area · 2023
3 km²
Eagles Nest Nature Reserve
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2014
2 km²
Panuke Lake Nature Reserve
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 1992
1 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Southern Bight-Minas BasinWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1987215 km²
- South Panuke Wilderness AreaWilderness AreaIUCN II201768 km²
- Petite Bog Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia20148 km²
- South Panuke Wilderness AreaWilderness AreaIUCN II20233 km²
- Eagles Nest Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia20142 km²
- Panuke Lake Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Ia19921 km²
- St. Croix Conservation LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN Not Reported20201 km²
- St. Croix Conservation LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Old Growth Forest LandsOld Growth ForestIUCN Not Reported20230 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN