Ontologia

National Park · MWI

Kasungu National Park

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

551

Observations

1 774

Area

2 200,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Kasungu National Park : 25 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.071
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

551 distinct species · 1 774 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 774 obs · 26 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 863
147–862
21–146
6–20
< 6

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,5°C

Annual rain

930mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

11,8°C

Elevation: 1 081 m on average (min 988 m, max 1 264 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,5°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 081m
Min
988m
Max
1 264m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)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

11,4g/kg

Clay

18,0%

Sand

74,1%

Silt

7,9%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
74,9%
Silt
8,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
8,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
72,8%
Silt
7,7%

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

Land cover

Forest47.6%
Crops10.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)41.6%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

149,8km

Lake surface here

0,27km²

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 563km²

Discharge in basins

7,4m³/s

Mean precip.

847mm/an

Mean T°

20,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

127mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 090m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

2,2%

Pesticides

6,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN II · 1

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

Sub-administrations1