Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
31 657 km²
Commune · MOZ
Marromeu
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
723
Observations
2 630
Area
4 151,7km²
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 Marromeu : 13 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.103
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
723 distinct species · 2 630 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,6°C
Annual rain
1 219mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 12 m on average (min -3 m, max 139 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,6°C
Annual rain
1 219mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
12m
Min
-3m
Max
139m
Std. dev.
19m
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
6,1
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
24,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Marromeu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
47,5%
Silt
23,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
23,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.1%
Crops15.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)65.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
60,9km
Lake surface here
0,50km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 378 121km²
Discharge in basins
2 053,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 058mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
331mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
27m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #11670sub-area965,2 km²overlap835.89 km²20%
- Basin #88320sub-area549,5 km²overlap535.72 km²13%
- Basin #91010sub-area493,5 km²overlap484.89 km²12%
- Basin #88150sub-area1 530,6 km²overlap454.82 km²11%
- Basin #11720sub-area455,1 km²overlap453.67 km²11%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area774,5 km²overlap222.51 km²5%
- Basin #89870sub-area640,9 km²overlap220.19 km²5%
- Basin #91000sub-area214,8 km²overlap214.15 km²5%
- Basin #95910sub-area191,6 km²overlap177.65 km²4%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #89730sub-area153,3 km²overlap152.78 km²4%
- Basin #95000sub-area470,5 km²overlap152.14 km²4%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area487,6 km²overlap100.46 km²2%
- Basin #89500sub-area356,8 km²overlap73.01 km²2%
- Basin #11730sub-area37,9 km²overlap33.15 km²1%
- Basin #11740sub-area136,4 km²overlap22.39 km²1%
- Basin #89490sub-area258,6 km²overlap10.62 km²0%
- Basin #95840sub-area28,2 km²overlap3.19 km²0%
- Basin #11750sub-area142,4 km²overlap1.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area139,3 km²overlap0.57 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
9,1%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN VI · 4IUCN IV · 3🌊 Marine · 4
Complete list7 protected areas
- Zambezi DeltaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV200431 657 km²
- Nº12Hunting ReserveIUCN VI2 717 km²
- Nº10Hunting ReserveIUCN VI2 598 km²
- Nº11Hunting ReserveIUCN VI1 821 km²
- MarromeuNational ReserveIUCN IV19601 556 km²
- Nº14Hunting ReserveIUCN VI873 km²
- NhapacuāForest ReserveIUCN IV26 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN