Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Maniamba
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(62 %)
Species observed
89
Observations
125
Area
1 251,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 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 Maniamba : 3 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 50.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.500
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
89 distinct species · 125 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,7°C
Annual rain
1 349mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
12,0°C
Elevation: 1 040 m on average (min 505 m, max 1 723 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,7°C
Annual rain
1 349mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
12,0°C
Mean alt.
1 040m
Min
505m
Max
1 723m
Std. dev.
224m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(62 %)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
16,0g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
19,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lago
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
19,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.0%
Crops13.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)39.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
99 426km²
Discharge in basins
55,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 362mm/an
Mean T°
22,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
512mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
821m
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
9,3%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Chipanje Chetu
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area · 1998
6 653 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN