Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Meluluca (Metangula Sede)
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(79 %)
Species observed
152
Observations
1 987
Area
834,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Meluluca (Metangula Sede) : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.076
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
152 distinct species · 1 987 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 544mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 777 m on average (min 475 m, max 1 382 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 544mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
777m
Min
475m
Max
1 382m
Std. dev.
249m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(79 %)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
16,9g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
16,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lago
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
58,0%
Silt
16,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
16,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
15,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.5%
Crops10.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)39.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,35km²
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
99 426km²
Discharge in basins
113,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 363mm/an
Mean T°
23,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,10
Mean runoff
364mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
670m
Watersheds crossing here
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
16,3%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN IV · 1
Lago Niassa
IUCN IVNational Reserve · 2011
386 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN