Maputo
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 2019
5 732 km²
Commune · MOZ
Catembe
Mozambique
BShArid, steppe, hot(50 %)
Species observed
430
Observations
707
Area
601,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Catembe : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.061
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
430 distinct species · 707 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
775mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
14,7°C
Elevation: 29 m on average (min -5 m, max 54 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
775mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
14,7°C
Mean alt.
29m
Min
-5m
Max
54m
Std. dev.
14m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(50 %)Arid
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
20,1g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
14,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Matutuíne
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
29,7g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
15,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
14,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
13,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.8%
Crops10.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)45.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
22,9km
Lake surface here
1,32km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 725km²
Discharge in basins
1,6m³/s
Mean precip.
701mm/an
Mean T°
21,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
138mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
92m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
14,7%
Pesticides
0,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 2
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1999
3 977 km²
Licuati
IUCN IVForest Reserve
141 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN