Ontologia

District · mwi

Karonga

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(86 %)

Species observed

1 434

Observations

6 227

Area

8 749,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 Karonga : 30 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
41
Connectance
0.058
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

1 434 distinct species · 6 227 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

6 227 obs · 125 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 409
141–408
36–140
14–35
< 14

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,5°C

Annual rain

1 461mm

Warmest m°

28,7°C

Coldest m°

17,7°C

Elevation: 658 m on average (min 475 m, max 2 282 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,5°C
Annual rain
1 461mm
Warmest month
28,7°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
658m
Min
475m
Max
2 282m
Std. dev.
349m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(86 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

16,9g/kg

Clay

29,5%

Sand

58,2%

Silt

12,3%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
12,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
12,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
12,0%

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

Land cover

Forest11.4%
Crops11.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)76.9%

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

Hydrology19 basins · 3 lakes · 17 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

394,6km

Lake surface here

4 983,99km²

Basins crossed

19

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

22 929km²

Discharge in basins

978,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 244mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,19

Mean runoff

265mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

953m

Watersheds crossing here

10 more basins

Lakes (3, top by area)

Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)

5 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

26,2%

Pesticides

5,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN VI · 4IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Musisi

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

70 km²

Mamboto

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1962

31 km²

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

Sub-administrations7