Ontologia

District · mwi

Dowa

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)

Species observed

415

Observations

1 263

Area

3 063,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 37 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 Dowa : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.060
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

415 distinct species · 1 263 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 263 obs · 48 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 176
91–175
22–90
11–21
< 11

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,3°C

Annual rain

949mm

Warmest m°

28,4°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 1 157 m on average (min 583 m, max 1 543 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 157m
Min
583m
Max
1 543m
Std. dev.
168m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)Temperate

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

14,6g/kg

Clay

16,5%

Sand

74,6%

Silt

9,0%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
75,6%
Silt
9,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
75,8%
Silt
9,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
72,5%
Silt
8,8%

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

Land cover

Forest11.1%
Crops40.7%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

196,8km

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 695km²

Discharge in basins

45,4m³/s

Mean precip.

898mm/an

Mean T°

20,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

164mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 064m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

114,9%

Pesticides

6,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN VI · 4

Thuma

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1926

158 km²

Ngara

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1958

23 km²

Kongwe

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1926

19 km²

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

Sub-administrations9