Tchuma tchato
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area
34 622 km²
Commune · MOZ
Chitima
Mozambique
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)
Species observed
418
Observations
1 266
Area
3 071,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Chitima : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.086
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
418 distinct species · 1 266 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
830mm
Warmest m°
34,1°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 402 m on average (min 171 m, max 932 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
830mm
Warmest month
34,1°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
402m
Min
171m
Max
932m
Std. dev.
75m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)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
11,2g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
14,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Cahora Bassa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
65,4%
Silt
14,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
65,6%
Silt
14,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
14,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.1%
Crops13.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)70.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
149,4km
Lake surface here
311,69km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 100 872km²
Discharge in basins
463,8m³/s
Mean precip.
680mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
101mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
415m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sananguesub-area1 556,5 km²overlap1093.16 km²36%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 031,8 km²overlap994.81 km²32%
- Basin #30820sub-area713 km²overlap697.58 km²23%
- Bassin de Rio Daquesub-area2 265,9 km²overlap155.99 km²5%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 242,8 km²overlap80.76 km²3%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area482,1 km²overlap24.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area394,7 km²overlap17.65 km²1%
- Basin #30700sub-area493,8 km²overlap5.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Metanguasub-area1 653,5 km²overlap2.09 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
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
12,3%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Magoe
IUCN IINational Park · 2013
3 560 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN