Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Commune · MOZ
Changalane
Mozambique
BShArid, steppe, hot(79 %)
Species observed
715
Observations
3 649
Area
784,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 11 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 Changalane : 10 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.109
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
715 distinct species · 3 649 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
772mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
12,7°C
Elevation: 111 m on average (min 7 m, max 504 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
772mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
12,7°C
Mean alt.
111m
Min
7m
Max
504m
Std. dev.
100m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(79 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
24,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Namaacha
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
25,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
24,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.0%
Crops20.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)53.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,4km
Lake surface here
0,42km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 270km²
Discharge in basins
8,2m³/s
Mean precip.
679mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
140mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
147m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, 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
13,9%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN