Kilombero Valley Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
7 956 km²
Commune · TZA
Chita
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)
Species observed
278
Observations
771
Area
686,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Chita : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.100
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
278 distinct species · 771 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 319mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 422 m on average (min 256 m, max 1 626 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 319mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
422m
Min
256m
Max
1 626m
Std. dev.
336m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
17,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kilombero
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
17,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
18,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
16,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.1%
Crops20.6%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)53.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
31,4km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 646km²
Discharge in basins
32,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 326mm/an
Mean T°
23,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
361mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
818m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kihansi Riversub-area1 320,3 km²overlap401.51 km²58%
- Basin #10380sub-area700,3 km²overlap139.48 km²20%
- Basin #09200sub-area429,9 km²overlap79.58 km²12%
- Bassin de Kilombero Riversub-area581,6 km²overlap34.40 km²5%
- Basin #09390sub-area26,3 km²overlap23.71 km²3%
- Basin #07890sub-area128 km²overlap8.12 km²1%
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
31,8%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Kilombero GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
5 780 km²
Uzunwga Scarp
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve · 2019
372 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN