Ontologia

District · ZMB

Chirundu

Zambia

BShArid, steppe, hot(91 %)

Species observed

872

Observations

10 756

Area

1 774,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 24 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 Chirundu : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.076
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

872 distinct species · 10 756 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

10 756 obs · 33 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 784
842–2 783
180–841
45–179
< 45

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,9°C

Annual rain

679mm

Warmest m°

35,0°C

Coldest m°

13,7°C

Elevation: 511 m on average (min 369 m, max 1 123 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,9°C
Annual rain
679mm
Warmest month
35,0°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
511m
Min
369m
Max
1 123m
Std. dev.
159m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(91 %)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

13,8g/kg

Clay

21,1%

Sand

61,8%

Silt

17,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
62,4%
Silt
17,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
17,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
16,7%

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

Land cover

Forest28.6%
Crops10.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)60.3%

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

Hydrology12 basins · 2 lakes · 18 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

328,0km

Lake surface here

0,65km²

Basins crossed

12

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

841 470km²

Discharge in basins

1 886,4m³/s

Mean precip.

705mm/an

Mean T°

23,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,61

Mean runoff

98mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

686m

Watersheds crossing here

3 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)

6 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

29,8%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Hurungwe

IUCN VI

Safari Area · 1975

2 888 km²

Chiawa

IUCN VI

Game Management Area · 1989

2 399 km²

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