Majete Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1975
705 km²
Reserve · MWI
Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
881
Observations
10 641
Area
676,4km²
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 Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa : 20 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
881 distinct species · 10 641 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,5°C
Annual rain
926mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 327 m on average (min 95 m, max 713 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,5°C
Annual rain
926mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
327m
Min
95m
Max
713m
Std. dev.
118m
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
6,0
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
76,0%
Silt
7,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
76,8%
Silt
7,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
76,7%
Silt
7,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
7,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.0%
Crops7.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)50.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
93,6km
Lake surface here
0,27km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
141 899km²
Discharge in basins
279,0m³/s
Mean precip.
922mm/an
Mean T°
23,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Mean runoff
212mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
479m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Mwambeziord 2len here55.11 km95%total58 km
- Shireord 6len here15.48 km2%total1016 km
- Mwanzaord 4len here9.71 km7%total144 km
- Namkatiord 6len here3.27 km97%total3 km
- Masakaliord 3len here2.96 km35%total9 km
- Mkurumadziord 6len here2.68 km2%total122 km
- Thunduord 1len here1.86 km100%total2 km
- Nsepeteord 1len here1.60 km100%total2 km
- Thakodewereord 1len here0.84 km9%total9 km
- Mvuzaord 6len here0.11 km1%total13 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
1,7%
Pesticides
5,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN