Tchuma tchato
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area
34 622 km²
District · ZWE
Centenary/ Muzarabani
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(50 %)
Species observed
379
Observations
2 360
Area
4 245,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Centenary/ Muzarabani : 28 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.054
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
379 distinct species · 2 360 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest m°
32,3°C
Coldest m°
12,3°C
Elevation: 763 m on average (min 328 m, max 1 538 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
763m
Min
328m
Max
1 538m
Std. dev.
387m
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
17,4g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
64,9%
Silt
13,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
13,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
13,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
12,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.3%
Crops26.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)52.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 26 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
282,9km
Lake surface here
6,84km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 571km²
Discharge in basins
34,4m³/s
Mean precip.
816mm/an
Mean T°
21,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
135mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
795m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mesengezisub-area2 633,1 km²overlap1814.83 km²43%
- Bassin de Nzoumvunda Riversub-area1 237,9 km²overlap1144.21 km²27%
- Bassin de Hoya Riversub-area422,5 km²overlap421.08 km²10%
- Basin #55010sub-area407,8 km²overlap338.31 km²8%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area415,1 km²overlap169.63 km²4%
- Bassin de Mesengezisub-area261,5 km²overlap138.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area372,9 km²overlap99.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area202,5 km²overlap63.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area398,5 km²overlap17.92 km²0%
Lakes (26, top by area)
- Lake #82416area1,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lake #82406area1,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414233area0,8 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1414067area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414175area0,3 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414013area0,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1414235area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1414198area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1414010area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
17 more lakes
- Lac 1414046area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1414081area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1413975area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1413944area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1413899area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1414241area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1413949area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1414069area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1414085area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414218area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1414191area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1413945area0,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1413906area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1413996area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414062area0,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1414101area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1414113area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
22,6%
Pesticides
6,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN IV · 3IUCN VI · 1
Mavuradona
IUCN Not ReportedWilderness Area
504 km²
Tingwa Raphia Palm
IUCN IVBotanical Reserve
94 km²
Muzarabani
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2002
80 km²
Gutsa
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2002
79 km²
Mawari Raphia Palm
IUCN IVBotanical Reserve
29 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Tchuma tchatoCommunity Conservation AreaIUCN VI34 622 km²
- MavuradonaWilderness AreaIUCN Not Reported504 km²
- Tingwa Raphia PalmBotanical ReserveIUCN IV94 km²
- MuzarabaniWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported200280 km²
- GutsaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported200279 km²
- Mawari Raphia PalmBotanical ReserveIUCN IV29 km²
- NyamanecheSanctuaryIUCN IV25 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN