Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
31 657 km²
Commune · MOZ
Megaza
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)
Species observed
335
Observations
447
Area
1 580,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Megaza : 34 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.048
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
335 distinct species · 447 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 041mm
Warmest m°
33,3°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 208 m on average (min 29 m, max 987 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 041mm
Warmest month
33,3°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
208m
Min
29m
Max
987m
Std. dev.
151m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
17,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Morrumbala
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
16,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
57,5%
Silt
17,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
17,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.6%
Crops18.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)43.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 5 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
117,1km
Lake surface here
1,74km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
161 058km²
Discharge in basins
764,1m³/s
Mean precip.
928mm/an
Mean T°
24,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
259mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
208m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Shiresub-area826,1 km²overlap351.60 km²22%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area912,3 km²overlap341.50 km²22%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area412,4 km²overlap303.77 km²19%
- Basin #70730sub-area324,6 km²overlap265.11 km²17%
- Bassin de Rio Mutiadesub-area904,5 km²overlap177.63 km²11%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area832,7 km²overlap140.71 km²9%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area223,4 km²overlap0.09 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
15,3%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN