Chiawa
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1989
2 399 km²
District · ZMB
Chongwe
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(99 %)
Species observed
2 010
Observations
58 159
Area
2 277,2km²
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 Chongwe : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 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
2 010 distinct species · 58 159 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,0°C
Annual rain
872mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 112 m on average (min 985 m, max 1 295 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
872mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 112m
Min
985m
Max
1 295m
Std. dev.
53m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
58,6%
Silt
19,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
59,4%
Silt
19,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.7%
Crops31.8%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)49.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 9 lakes · 25 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
513,5km
Lake surface here
2,15km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
156 563km²
Discharge in basins
26,6m³/s
Mean precip.
812mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
106mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 129m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luimbasub-area587,8 km²overlap523.23 km²23%
- Bassin de Chalimbanasub-area621,6 km²overlap504.99 km²22%
- Bassin de Chongwesub-area762,7 km²overlap287.30 km²13%
- Bassin de Chongwesub-area265,7 km²overlap263.05 km²12%
- Bassin de Chongwesub-area809,1 km²overlap250.70 km²11%
- Bassin de Ngwereresub-area330,7 km²overlap184.83 km²8%
- Bassin de Kapetesub-area164,6 km²overlap154.85 km²7%
- Bassin de Kanakantapasub-area479,7 km²overlap96.95 km²4%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area918,4 km²overlap9.19 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lac 1412983area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1412891area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1413033area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1412921area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1413034area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1412959area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1413001area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1412920area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1412966area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (25, ord ≥ 4)
- Chongweord 4len here140.78 km34%total414 km
- Luimbaord 3len here53.19 km99%total54 km
- Chalimbanaord 3len here49.76 km94%total53 km
- Chiwembaord 3len here27.48 km100%total28 km
- Ngwerereord 3len here25.29 km76%total33 km
- Nangwenyaord 2len here23.38 km74%total32 km
- Kanakantapaord 3len here21.58 km28%total76 km
- Muyuniord 3len here21.34 km100%total21 km
- Kapeteord 2len here20.77 km100%total21 km
- Chingamotiord 2len here16.89 km70%total24 km
- Njolweord 2len here13.72 km63%total22 km
- Karubweord 2len here11.39 km47%total24 km
13 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kasengaord 3len here10.63 km23%total46 km
- Katewaord 2len here10.52 km100%total11 km
- Mukamunyaord 2len here10.00 km87%total12 km
- Chilyabele Lwimbaord 1len here9.61 km100%total10 km
- Chilongaord 3len here8.96 km9%total99 km
- Nyanshishiord 1len here8.61 km100%total9 km
- Nyabusangaord 1len here8.04 km100%total8 km
- Chainda Riverord 1len here7.25 km100%total7 km
- Kapukaord 1len here4.89 km100%total5 km
- Shiliyaord 1len here4.22 km100%total4 km
- Chilyabale Lukoshiord 2len here3.27 km100%total3 km
- Chabobaord 1len here1.96 km100%total2 km
- Chambaord 2len here≈ tangenttotal42 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
108,9%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 3IUCN Not Reported · 2
Kanakantapa South
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1966
47 km²
Soli
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1967
44 km²
Lusaka East
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
16 km²
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.82
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN