Ontologia

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Western Highlands

Papua New Guinea

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)

Species observed

2 239

Observations

61 250

Area

4 262,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 9 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 Western Highlands : 8 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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

2 239 distinct species · 61 250 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

61 250 obs · 85 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 22 262
311–22 261
106–310
40–105
< 40

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,2°C

Annual rain

3 178mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

12,5°C

Elevation: 1 825 m on average (min 351 m, max 3 967 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
3 178mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
1 825m
Min
351m
Max
3 967m
Std. dev.
682m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)Temperate

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

66,3g/kg

Clay

35,6%

Sand

31,7%

Silt

32,7%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
92,1g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
33,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
66,2g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
32,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
40,5g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
32,2%

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

Land cover

Forest67.3%
Crops2.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)29.7%

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

Hydrology21 basins · 0 lakes · 28 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

707,4km

Basins crossed

21

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

8 480km²

Discharge in basins

645,4m³/s

Mean precip.

2 927mm/an

Mean T°

17,8°C

Moisture idx

0,49

Mean runoff

1 721mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 826m

Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)

16 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

16,2%

Pesticides

0,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

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

Sub-administrations4