Ontologia

Town · MWI

Liwonde Town

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

581

Observations

3 738

Area

36,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 Liwonde Town : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.067
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

581 distinct species · 3 738 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 738 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 738
3 738–3 737
3 738–3 737
3 738–3 737
< 3 738

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,0°C

Annual rain

904mm

Warmest m°

32,6°C

Coldest m°

14,2°C

Elevation: 488 m on average (min 476 m, max 525 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,0°C
Annual rain
904mm
Warmest month
32,6°C
Coldest month
14,2°C
Mean alt.
488m
Min
476m
Max
525m
Std. dev.
10m
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

6,7

Org. C

10,0g/kg

Clay

26,0%

Sand

64,9%

Silt

9,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
9,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
9,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
8,9%

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

Land cover

Forest9.9%
Crops19.2%
Built-up6.3%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)64.0%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

8,7km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

133 144km²

Discharge in basins

38,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 059mm/an

Mean T°

23,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

229mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

636m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

8hab/km²

Night light

1,3nW

Built-up

628,5%

Pesticides

4,5kg/km²

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

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