Ontologia

District · TZA

Mbeya Urban

Tanzania

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)

Species observed

486

Observations

2 637

Area

252,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Mbeya Urban : 36 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.050
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

486 distinct species · 2 637 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 637 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 220
1 220–1 219
1 015–1 219
254–1 014
< 254

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,7°C

Annual rain

1 240mm

Warmest m°

25,6°C

Coldest m°

9,9°C

Elevation: 1 837 m on average (min 1 420 m, max 2 460 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
1 240mm
Warmest month
25,6°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
1 837m
Min
1 420m
Max
2 460m
Std. dev.
201m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

20,3g/kg

Clay

32,4%

Sand

48,9%

Silt

18,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
18,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
18,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
18,5%

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

Land cover

Forest13.2%
Crops34.6%
Built-up9.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)42.2%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3,6km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

7 692km²

Discharge in basins

2,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 311mm/an

Mean T°

19,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,14

Mean runoff

336mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 556m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

18hab/km²

Night light

3,2nW

Built-up

928,4%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 6

Mbeya Range

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1957

128 km²

Kawetire

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Plantation

15 km²

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

Sub-administrations33