West Zambezi
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
43 231 km²
District · ZMB
Kalabo
Zambia
AwTropical, savannah(73 %)
Species observed
756
Observations
15 108
Area
9 853km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Kalabo : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.114
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
756 distinct species · 15 108 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
921mm
Warmest m°
33,0°C
Coldest m°
10,9°C
Elevation: 1 040 m on average (min 1 015 m, max 1 075 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
921mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 040m
Min
1 015m
Max
1 075m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(73 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
72,8%
Silt
11,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
72,3%
Silt
11,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
72,8%
Silt
11,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
73,1%
Silt
11,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.5%
Crops7.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)79.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology30 basins · 31 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
762,9km
Lake surface here
9,50km²
Basins crossed
30
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
281 006km²
Discharge in basins
1 486,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 036mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
74mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 042m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Lwandilusub-area1 754,3 km²overlap1746.52 km²18%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area1 764,6 km²overlap1552.34 km²16%
- Bassin de Luambimbasub-area1 191,9 km²overlap1109.53 km²11%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 478 km²overlap1096.90 km²11%
- Bassin de Mulongasub-area955,7 km²overlap769.67 km²8%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area1 773,8 km²overlap642.27 km²7%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area508,8 km²overlap507.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area504 km²overlap453.99 km²5%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area415,4 km²overlap412.75 km²4%
21 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area637,5 km²overlap403.38 km²4%
- Bassin de Luachisub-area269,3 km²overlap194.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Luambimbasub-area340,3 km²overlap172.05 km²2%
- Bassin de Luambimbasub-area299,2 km²overlap155.33 km²2%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area275,4 km²overlap147.83 km²2%
- Basin #20940sub-area636,2 km²overlap115.55 km²1%
- Basin #10510sub-area322,4 km²overlap81.71 km²1%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area197 km²overlap73.51 km²1%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area148 km²overlap51.78 km²1%
- Bassin de Nengosub-area51,4 km²overlap41.35 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area34,7 km²overlap34.55 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area527,6 km²overlap22.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Luachisub-area1 527,2 km²overlap20.52 km²0%
- Basin #10370sub-area480,7 km²overlap19.61 km²0%
- Bassin de Nengosub-area183 km²overlap7.91 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area308,9 km²overlap7.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Mussumasub-area122,3 km²overlap6.13 km²0%
- Bassin de Luambimbasub-area215,4 km²overlap4.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Sipumasub-area1 000,8 km²overlap0.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area215,4 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area133,9 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Lakes (31, top by area)
- Lake #82179area1,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413057area1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1412772area0,9 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1412746area0,7 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1413086area0,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1412862area0,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413073area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1412885area0,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412736area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
22 more lakes
- Lac 1412657area0,3 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412794area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412880area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412788area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412846area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412825area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1412887area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1412922area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1412694area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412776area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1412837area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412851area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1412450area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412907area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412834area0,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1412631area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412841area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1412750area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1412676area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1412745area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1412914area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1412441area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Luangingaord 6len here272.04 km28%total978 km
- Luambimbaord 6len here157.28 km50%total314 km
- Lwandiluord 4len here77.08 km98%total78 km
- Mulongaord 3len here46.96 km95%total49 km
- Zambeziord 8len here42.93 km1%total4593 km
- Lwakoyiord 3len here42.00 km100%total42 km
- Luachiord 5len here34.30 km26%total130 km
- Northern Luetiord 5len here22.29 km14%total158 km
- Sibakoord 2len here19.90 km100%total20 km
- Malaiord 3len here15.43 km100%total15 km
- Luanginga (Canal)ord 5len here12.76 km58%total22 km
- Nengoord 4len here12.46 km52%total24 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,8%
Pesticides
3,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 11IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Liuwa Plain
IUCN IINational Park · 1971
3 237 km²
Yanga
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1973
41 km²
Simuhange
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1973
41 km²
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.70
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
38 km²
Kuuli
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1979
36 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- West ZambeziGame Management AreaIUCN VI197143 231 km²
- Liuwa PlainNational ParkIUCN II19713 237 km²
- YangaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197341 km²
- SimuhangeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197341 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.70Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported38 km²
- KuuliForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197936 km²
- Simuhange SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197332 km²
- Lukona WestForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197919 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.81Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported15 km²
- ShiiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197314 km²
- Sisheta and LushiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19734 km²
- LwengaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19733 km²
- NembwalushiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19742 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN