Liwonde National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1973
505 km²
District · mwi
Balaka
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
513
Observations
1 785
Area
2 132,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Balaka : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.083
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
513 distinct species · 1 785 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 563 m on average (min 434 m, max 741 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
563m
Min
434m
Max
741m
Std. dev.
64m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
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
11,1g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
69,4%
Silt
8,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
70,7%
Silt
8,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
71,2%
Silt
8,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
66,2%
Silt
8,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.5%
Crops22.8%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)60.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
332,8km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
137 024km²
Discharge in basins
1 886,6m³/s
Mean precip.
992mm/an
Mean T°
22,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,38
Mean runoff
208mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
672m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rivi Rivisub-area1 399,7 km²overlap491.65 km²23%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area2 480,5 km²overlap480.99 km²23%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area992,2 km²overlap331.09 km²16%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area450,9 km²overlap318.69 km²15%
- Bassin de Ntobwasub-area512,7 km²overlap288.67 km²14%
- Bassin de Likuzisub-area406,4 km²overlap116.69 km²5%
- Bassin de Lisungwesub-area1 450,4 km²overlap105.02 km²5%
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Shireord 6len here93.72 km9%total1016 km
- Rivi Riviord 4len here70.51 km98%total72 km
- Mlungusiord 2len here48.61 km70%total69 km
- Ntobwaord 2len here38.02 km80%total48 km
- Namingalaord 3len here24.01 km100%total24 km
- Chimwaliraord 6len here22.81 km72%total32 km
- Tsimukweord 2len here19.04 km84%total23 km
- Lisungweord 3len here14.56 km11%total133 km
- Chilangaord 6len here0.80 km4%total22 km
- Nkasiord 6len here0.61 km39%total2 km
- Ntangaiord 2len here0.06 km0%total12 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
120,0%
Pesticides
3,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN