Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary
IUCN VIMarine Park · 2000
550 km²
Commune · TZA
Kitaya
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
72
Observations
383
Area
217,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Kitaya : 17 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.095
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
72 distinct species · 383 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
984mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
19,8°C
Elevation: 76 m on average (min 3 m, max 151 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
984mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
19,8°C
Mean alt.
76m
Min
3m
Max
151m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
68,9%
Silt
10,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Mtwara Rural
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
10,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
70,1%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
66,2%
Silt
10,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.1%
Crops11.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
19,3km
Lake surface here
4,33km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
155 316km²
Discharge in basins
343,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 103mm/an
Mean T°
25,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Mean runoff
242mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
96m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
24,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN