Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
District · mwi
Likoma
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
106
Observations
185
Area
21,4km²
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 Likoma : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.049
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
106 distinct species · 185 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 241mm
Warmest m°
28,9°C
Coldest m°
19,4°C
Elevation: 499 m on average (min 475 m, max 537 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 241mm
Warmest month
28,9°C
Coldest month
19,4°C
Mean alt.
499m
Min
475m
Max
537m
Std. dev.
19m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,24km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
67 119km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 310mm/an
Mean T°
24,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Mean runoff
497mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
591m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN