Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Chimbonila
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(82 %)
Species observed
120
Observations
175
Area
3 675,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Chimbonila : 9 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 16.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.164
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
120 distinct species · 175 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,3°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 047 m on average (min 712 m, max 1 362 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 047m
Min
712m
Max
1 362m
Std. dev.
136m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(82 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
22,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lichinga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
22,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
21,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest32.9%
Crops23.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)43.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
66,0km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 365km²
Discharge in basins
83,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 219mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Mean runoff
414mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
978m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area784,1 km²overlap741.45 km²20%
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area987,9 km²overlap545.01 km²15%
- Bassin de Luaícesub-area2 263,3 km²overlap485.70 km²13%
- Basin #85120sub-area916,9 km²overlap434.39 km²12%
- Bassin de Mesinjsub-area1 384,7 km²overlap432.49 km²12%
- Basin #90270sub-area1 317 km²overlap415.42 km²11%
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area309,9 km²overlap308.62 km²8%
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area966,4 km²overlap188.21 km²5%
- Basin #85110sub-area434,1 km²overlap63.94 km²2%
Rivers / streams (3, 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
14,3%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN