Bubye Valley Conservancy
IUCN Not ReportedConservancy
3 524 km²
District · ZWE
Gwanda
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)
Species observed
590
Observations
2 901
Area
10 707,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Gwanda : 20 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
590 distinct species · 2 901 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,6°C
Annual rain
443mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
9,3°C
Elevation: 844 m on average (min 580 m, max 1 177 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
443mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
9,3°C
Mean alt.
844m
Min
580m
Max
1 177m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
66,5%
Silt
13,1%
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
6,7
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
13,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
13,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
12,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.4%
Crops17.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)58.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology34 basins · 43 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
925,5km
Lake surface here
16,41km²
Basins crossed
34
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
155 089km²
Discharge in basins
80,0m³/s
Mean precip.
446mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,74
Mean runoff
26mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
860m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area1 505,6 km²overlap1488.35 km²14%
- Bassin de Umtshabezi Riversub-area1 676 km²overlap1113.93 km²10%
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area2 693,2 km²overlap650.78 km²6%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area1 067,4 km²overlap650.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area642,1 km²overlap640.38 km²6%
- Bassin de Shashesub-area1 515,4 km²overlap638.01 km²6%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area564,6 km²overlap563.04 km²5%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area738,1 km²overlap548.97 km²5%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area542,8 km²overlap541.29 km²5%
25 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #35160sub-area489,4 km²overlap393.52 km²4%
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area389,7 km²overlap388.61 km²4%
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area312,3 km²overlap311.45 km²3%
- Bassin de Mtshabezi Riversub-area307,2 km²overlap283.53 km²3%
- Bassin de Shashesub-area671,3 km²overlap265.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area271,9 km²overlap246.55 km²2%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area244,8 km²overlap244.09 km²2%
- Bassin de Thuli Riversub-area1 550,7 km²overlap237.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area235,3 km²overlap234.62 km²2%
- Basin #27900sub-area528,2 km²overlap221.58 km²2%
- Basin #27950sub-area348,5 km²overlap191.20 km²2%
- Basin #40040sub-area343,1 km²overlap191.10 km²2%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area316 km²overlap186.89 km²2%
- Basin #40200sub-area552,1 km²overlap184.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Bubi Riversub-area582 km²overlap172.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Bubye Riversub-area2 351,7 km²overlap25.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area343,6 km²overlap25.09 km²0%
- Bassin de Insizasub-area37,5 km²overlap22.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Tshatshane riversub-area102,7 km²overlap17.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Shashesub-area25 km²overlap17.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Manange Riversub-area1 956 km²overlap6.42 km²0%
- Bassin de Limpoposub-area2 565,2 km²overlap3.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area1 096,7 km²overlap2.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzingwanesub-area465 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Insizasub-area448,4 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (43, top by area)
- Lake #82868area2,4 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lower Mujeni Damarea1,6 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lake #82856area1,4 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Thuli Makwe Damarea1,2 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1416938area0,7 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1417042area0,6 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1417063area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1416627area0,5 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1417039area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
34 more lakes
- Lac 1417038area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1416673area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1416906area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1417089area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1416698area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1417013area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1417000area0,3 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Lac 1416926area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1417111area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1417099area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1417018area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1416954area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1416913area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1416991area0,2 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1417107area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1416864area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1416958area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1416585area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1416977area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1416664area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1417058area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1416847area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1416724area0,2 km²avg depth21.3 m
- Lac 1417095area0,2 km²avg depth13.5 m
- Lac 1416995area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1417040area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1417075area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1417087area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1416696area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1416600area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1417055area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1417017area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1416982area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1416602area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Thuli Riverord 6len here391.75 km99%total397 km
- Mzingwaneord 7len here346.30 km49%total712 km
- Shasheord 7len here46.35 km7%total622 km
- Mtshabezi Riverord 3len here45.94 km85%total54 km
- Bubi Riverord 7len here37.50 km24%total158 km
- Mlambapele Riverord 2len here20.50 km99%total21 km
- Burale Riverord 2len here10.37 km30%total34 km
- Insizaord 4len here7.26 km3%total234 km
- Tshatshane riverord 4len here5.69 km3%total180 km
- Makurama Riverord 1len here5.49 km82%total7 km
- Silhuba Riverord 1len here5.42 km100%total5 km
- Simlale Riverord 2len here2.93 km23%total13 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
13,0%
Pesticides
6,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN VI · 1
Complete list9 protected areas
- Bubye Valley ConservancyConservancyIUCN Not Reported3 524 km²
- BubianaSanctuaryIUCN Not Reported1 292 km²
- HwaliWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002683 km²
- HalisupiWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002454 km²
- ManamaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002397 km²
- TuliSafari AreaIUCN VI1975388 km²
- SengezaneWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002326 km²
- BuvumaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002247 km²
- SilongaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002172 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN