Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MOZ
Mecanhelas Sede (Insaca Sed
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)
Species observed
54
Observations
116
Area
2 852,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Mecanhelas Sede (Insaca Sed : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
54 distinct species · 116 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,7°C
Annual rain
1 125mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 692 m on average (min 608 m, max 1 103 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,7°C
Annual rain
1 125mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
692m
Min
608m
Max
1 103m
Std. dev.
71m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)Tropical
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
13,5g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
61,2%
Silt
13,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Mecanhelas
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
13,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
13,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
13,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.8%
Crops13.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)65.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
44,54km²
Basins crossed
9
Max drainage
8 784km²
Discharge in basins
97,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 278mm/an
Mean T°
22,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
476mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
696m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #25600sub-area1 298,5 km²overlap799.13 km²28%
- Bassin de Domasi Riversub-area2 281,8 km²overlap627.50 km²22%
- Bassin de Rio Lúriosub-area1 209,6 km²overlap497.99 km²17%
- Bassin de Rio Luriosub-area628,9 km²overlap362.48 km²13%
- Basin #17970sub-area571 km²overlap315.49 km²11%
- Basin #41770sub-area254,9 km²overlap138.57 km²5%
- Basin #18230sub-area186,3 km²overlap86.03 km²3%
- Basin #16360sub-area181,9 km²overlap18.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Namichimba Riversub-area2 135,8 km²overlap6.85 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
45,9%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN