Bangweulu
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
6 650 km²
District · ZMB
Lunga
Zambia
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
229
Observations
378
Area
3 802,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Lunga : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.075
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
229 distinct species · 378 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 213mm
Warmest m°
31,4°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 166 m on average (min 1 162 m, max 1 176 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 213mm
Warmest month
31,4°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 166m
Min
1 162m
Max
1 176m
Std. dev.
2m
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
5,8
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
13,9%
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
36,2g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
14,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
29,6g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
61,0%
Silt
13,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
58,5%
Silt
13,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.9%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)91.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 50 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
161,0km
Lake surface here
83,83km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
82 739km²
Discharge in basins
4 154,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 343mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
339mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 171m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Buyantashisub-area1 953,7 km²overlap1211.02 km²32%
- Basin #57770sub-area585 km²overlap347.97 km²9%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area258 km²overlap257.02 km²7%
- Basin #62980sub-area225,7 km²overlap224.85 km²6%
- Bassin de Kapamwasub-area219,5 km²overlap218.65 km²6%
- Basin #62240sub-area209,5 km²overlap203.69 km²5%
- Bassin de Lukutusub-area2 030,8 km²overlap192.46 km²5%
- Basin #63080sub-area178,9 km²overlap178.20 km²5%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area151,8 km²overlap151.01 km²4%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area844,9 km²overlap148.62 km²4%
- Bassin de Lumbatwasub-area2 128 km²overlap131.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area264,4 km²overlap128.19 km²3%
- Bassin de Chambeshisub-area152,4 km²overlap94.85 km²2%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area197,1 km²overlap79.96 km²2%
- Basin #60130sub-area58,2 km²overlap58.01 km²2%
- Basin #60240sub-area83,9 km²overlap57.09 km²2%
- Bassin de Chambeshisub-area102,4 km²overlap50.44 km²1%
- Basin #60540sub-area31,9 km²overlap31.78 km²1%
- Bassin de Chambeshisub-area20,5 km²overlap20.32 km²1%
- Basin #59550sub-area105,1 km²overlap6.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Lulingilasub-area139,2 km²overlap6.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Lukutusub-area1 217,1 km²overlap4.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Munikashisub-area673,1 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Bangweuluarea1 763,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake Chaliarea28,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #16129area11,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #81835area2,8 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #81843area2,7 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #81852area2,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #81839area1,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Bukali Lagoonarea1,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Pook Lagoonarea1,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #81841area1,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #81834area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #81849area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #81845area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411419area0,9 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411435area0,8 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411343area0,8 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411389area0,8 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1411285area0,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411424area0,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411390area0,8 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411328area0,8 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411458area0,7 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411398area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411324area0,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1411428area0,7 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1411403area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411520area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411380area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411391area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411370area0,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411412area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411432area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411497area0,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411303area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1411367area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411262area0,6 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1411350area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411468area0,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411531area0,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411410area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411327area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411451area0,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411499area0,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411519area0,5 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411361area0,4 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1411442area0,4 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411472area0,4 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1411338area0,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411356area0,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411465area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
Rivers / streams (5, 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
2,2%
Pesticides
5,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1
Bangweulu Swamps
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
3 186 km²
Kalasa Mukoso
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
1 105 km²
Chambesh
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
744 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN