Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
31 657 km²
District · MOZ
Chinde
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
421
Observations
7 689
Area
4 118,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Chinde : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
50
Connectance
0.084
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
421 distinct species · 7 689 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,0°C
Annual rain
1 252mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 5 m on average (min -4 m, max 15 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,0°C
Annual rain
1 252mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
5m
Min
-4m
Max
15m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
23,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
44,2g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
22,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
46,1%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
23,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops8.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)77.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
131,2km
Lake surface here
0,10km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 378 121km²
Discharge in basins
3 755,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 116mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
409mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
7m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #11540sub-area1 808,2 km²overlap906.98 km²22%
- Basin #11600sub-area783,5 km²overlap781.04 km²19%
- Basin #11560sub-area568 km²overlap565.90 km²14%
- Basin #11580sub-area538 km²overlap480.17 km²12%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area440,1 km²overlap419.67 km²10%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area487,6 km²overlap385.57 km²9%
- Basin #11550sub-area195 km²overlap175.53 km²4%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area139,3 km²overlap138.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area774,5 km²overlap124.40 km²3%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, 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
7,0%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 3IUCN IV · 2🌊 Marine · 5
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN