Ontologia

District · ZMB

Lusaka

Zambia

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

1 575

Observations

32 517

Area

390,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Lusaka : 14 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.095
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

1 575 distinct species · 32 517 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

32 517 obs · 9 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11 957
11 957–11 956
4 190–11 956
1 642–4 189
< 1 642

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,2°C

Annual rain

888mm

Warmest m°

29,7°C

Coldest m°

10,4°C

Elevation: 1 268 m on average (min 1 186 m, max 1 328 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
888mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
1 268m
Min
1 186m
Max
1 328m
Std. dev.
25m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

10,7g/kg

Clay

23,5%

Sand

55,1%

Silt

21,5%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
22,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
21,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
20,6%

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

Land cover

Forest5.0%
Crops14.2%
Built-up20.5%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.1%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

19,8km

Lake surface here

0,20km²

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

154 358km²

Discharge in basins

3,1m³/s

Mean precip.

832mm/an

Mean T°

20,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,49

Mean runoff

108mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 178m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

56hab/km²

Night light

19,3nW

Built-up

2 047,2%

Pesticides

0,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3📍 Point sites · 1

Lusaka

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 2009

69 km²

Lusaka East

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1957

16 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN