Ontologia

District · ZMB

Chikankanta

Zambia

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(80 %)

Species observed

441

Observations

1 395

Area

2 924,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 34 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 Chikankanta : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.055
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

441 distinct species · 1 395 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 395 obs · 36 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 353
147–352
24–146
8–23
< 8

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,0°C

Annual rain

852mm

Warmest m°

30,7°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 1 068 m on average (min 436 m, max 1 421 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
852mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 068m
Min
436m
Max
1 421m
Std. dev.
163m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(80 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

11,8g/kg

Clay

20,6%

Sand

53,0%

Silt

26,4%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
26,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
25,4%

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

Land cover

Forest25.9%
Crops24.6%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%

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

Hydrology7 basins · 8 lakes · 20 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

462,2km

Lake surface here

3,29km²

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

155 036km²

Discharge in basins

203,2m³/s

Mean precip.

750mm/an

Mean T°

22,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,56

Mean runoff

100mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

954m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (8, top by area)

Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)

8 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

21,5%

Pesticides

2,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3📍 Point sites · 1

Lusengezi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

368 km²

Ntombolole

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1977

103 km²

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