Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Lussimbeze
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(77 %)
Species observed
46
Observations
53
Area
873km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Lussimbeze : 5 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 31.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.311
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
46 distinct species · 53 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,7°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest m°
27,6°C
Coldest m°
10,6°C
Elevation: 1 176 m on average (min 821 m, max 1 493 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,7°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest month
27,6°C
Coldest month
10,6°C
Mean alt.
1 176m
Min
821m
Max
1 493m
Std. dev.
119m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(77 %)Temperate
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
33,1%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
22,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sanga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
23,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
21,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.7%
Crops28.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)43.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
6
Max drainage
2 263km²
Discharge in basins
13,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 284mm/an
Mean T°
21,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Mean runoff
470mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 001m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
16,4%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN