West Zambezi
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
43 231 km²
District · ZMB
Lukulu
Zambia
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)
Species observed
389
Observations
1 960
Area
9 335,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Lukulu : 12 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.117
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
389 distinct species · 1 960 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 004mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
12,3°C
Elevation: 1 092 m on average (min 1 020 m, max 1 207 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 004mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
1 092m
Min
1 020m
Max
1 207m
Std. dev.
48m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
63,8%
Silt
16,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
64,5%
Silt
16,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
16,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
15,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.7%
Crops4.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)46.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 2 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
682,3km
Lake surface here
0,17km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
215 046km²
Discharge in basins
3 602,9m³/s
Mean precip.
992mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
113mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 096m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luenasub-area6 506,4 km²overlap3192.68 km²34%
- Basin #16840sub-area984,6 km²overlap975.52 km²10%
- Bassin de Dongwesub-area1 145,3 km²overlap885.83 km²9%
- Bassin de Dongwesub-area818,8 km²overlap744.54 km²8%
- Bassin de Kabomposub-area993,9 km²overlap733.06 km²8%
- Bassin de Dongwesub-area852,6 km²overlap487.91 km²5%
- Bassin de Kabomposub-area2 540,8 km²overlap417.70 km²4%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area372,1 km²overlap370.71 km²4%
- Bassin de Lukulusub-area361,1 km²overlap359.76 km²4%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Luenasub-area1 010,2 km²overlap341.23 km²4%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area557,1 km²overlap311.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area308,9 km²overlap193.89 km²2%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area255,9 km²overlap181.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Dongwesub-area165,8 km²overlap78.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Luenasub-area197,9 km²overlap33.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area55,5 km²overlap23.92 km²0%
- Bassin de Kabomposub-area280,5 km²overlap1.58 km²0%
- Bassin de Chifuwesub-area1 576,3 km²overlap0.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Dongwesub-area480,5 km²overlap0.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Kamwejisub-area864,3 km²overlap0.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Kabomposub-area81,1 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Dongweord 6len here191.00 km33%total581 km
- Kabompoord 6len here148.74 km12%total1214 km
- Luenaord 5len here117.28 km8%total1446 km
- Lukuluord 2len here86.88 km100%total87 km
- Zambeziord 8len here82.43 km2%total4593 km
- Mwimbaord 2len here54.77 km70%total78 km
- Chifuweord 4len here0.95 km0%total341 km
- Lutaliord 4len here0.25 km0%total169 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,4%
Pesticides
2,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas20
IUCN Not Reported · 18IUCN VI · 2📍 Point sites · 1
Complete list20 protected areas
- West ZambeziGame Management AreaIUCN VI197143 231 km²
- ChizeraGame Management AreaIUCN VI19712 311 km²
- ChibomboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19571 172 km²
- KabompoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1952955 km²
- DongweForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1980528 km²
- NabowaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1974161 km²
- LyendaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197381 km²
- MwimbaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197347 km²
- KambindaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported198039 km²
- MbangaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197437 km²
- NgomanguluForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197325 km²
- NambomaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197621 km²
- KanampendeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197419 km²
- LimpereForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197912 km²
- ShomkambaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19739 km²
- KalengaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19799 km²
- LukonaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19736 km²
- NalushekeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19733 km²
- NkwaliForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19733 km²
- ChombweForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19731 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN