Ontologia

Water body · MWI

Lake Chiuta

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

45

Observations

186

Area

61,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 7 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 Lake Chiuta : 4 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.333
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

45 distinct species · 186 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

186 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 130
130–129
130–129
49–129
< 49

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,2°C

Annual rain

920mm

Warmest m°

31,3°C

Coldest m°

14,3°C

Elevation: 628 m on average (min 628 m, max 637 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
920mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
14,3°C
Mean alt.
628m
Min
628m
Max
637m
Std. dev.
1m
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

5,6

Org. C

10,9g/kg

Clay

23,6%

Sand

69,0%

Silt

7,3%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
70,1%
Silt
7,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
69,8%
Silt
7,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
7,1%

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

Land cover

Forest2.9%
Crops1.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)96.1%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Lake surface here

48,03km²

Basins crossed

5

Max drainage

1 416km²

Discharge in basins

2,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 087mm/an

Mean T°

23,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

399mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

680m

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

0,3%

Pesticides

5,7kg/km²

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

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