Ontologia

City · MWI

Blantyre City

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)

Species observed

1 484

Observations

12 578

Area

238km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 45 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 Blantyre City : 42 espèces reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 3.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
45
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.036
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

1 484 distinct species · 12 578 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

12 578 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 775
8 775–8 774
3 219–8 774
3 219–3 218
< 3 219

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,3°C

Annual rain

1 215mm

Warmest m°

27,2°C

Coldest m°

9,8°C

Elevation: 1 076 m on average (min 808 m, max 1 322 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,3°C
Annual rain
1 215mm
Warmest month
27,2°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
1 076m
Min
808m
Max
1 322m
Std. dev.
101m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

15,8g/kg

Clay

25,9%

Sand

62,5%

Silt

11,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
12,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
11,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
10,9%

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

Land cover

Forest9.0%
Crops14.4%
Built-up12.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)64.1%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 2 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

28,0km

Lake surface here

0,34km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

141 899km²

Discharge in basins

109,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 076mm/an

Mean T°

22,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

273mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

615m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

29hab/km²

Night light

6,0nW

Built-up

1 229,8%

Pesticides

5,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN VI · 6

Michiru

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1970

30 km²

Ndirande

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1922

14 km²

Soche

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1922

4 km²

Kanjedza

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1922

2 km²

Mudi

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1922

0 km²

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

Sub-administrations1