Ontologia

District Municipality · ZAF

Zululand

South Africa

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(40 %)

Species observed

5 881

Observations

283 224

Area

14 799km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Zululand : 13 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.114
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

5 881 distinct species · 283 224 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

283 224 obs · 366 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 12 025
1 778–12 024
383–1 777
148–382
< 148

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,5°C

Annual rain

816mm

Warmest m°

27,1°C

Coldest m°

7,4°C

Elevation: 785 m on average (min 120 m, max 1 886 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
816mm
Warmest month
27,1°C
Coldest month
7,4°C
Mean alt.
785m
Min
120m
Max
1 886m
Std. dev.
342m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(40 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

20,3g/kg

Clay

33,3%

Sand

50,2%

Silt

16,5%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
16,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
16,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
15,9%

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

Land cover

Forest22.3%
Crops22.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%

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

Hydrology24 basins · 20 lakes · 59 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2 152,7km

Lake surface here

127,14km²

Basins crossed

24

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

9 494km²

Discharge in basins

173,1m³/s

Mean precip.

822mm/an

Mean T°

18,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

173mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

786m

Watersheds crossing here

15 more basins

Lakes (20, top by area)

11 more lakes

Rivers / streams (59, ord ≥ 4)

47 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

55,8%

Pesticides

20,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas29

IUCN Not Reported · 29
Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5