Mchinji
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
209 km²
Headquarter · MWI
Mchinji Boma
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
184
Observations
238
Area
7,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Mchinji Boma : 33 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.056
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
184 distinct species · 238 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
1 232mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
10,3°C
Elevation: 1 215 m on average (min 1 186 m, max 1 327 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
1 232mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
10,3°C
Mean alt.
1 215m
Min
1 186m
Max
1 327m
Std. dev.
31m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
70,4%
Silt
11,8%
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
5,9
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
71,5%
Silt
12,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
72,0%
Silt
12,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
11,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.9%
Crops14.2%
Built-up14.6%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)61.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
740km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
980mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
177mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 147m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
28hab/km²
Night light
2,0nW
Built-up
1 454,6%
Pesticides
5,9kg/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