Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Meponda
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(76 %)
Species observed
231
Observations
5 663
Area
838,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Meponda : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.074
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
231 distinct species · 5 663 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 366mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
14,8°C
Elevation: 764 m on average (min 475 m, max 1 279 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 366mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
14,8°C
Mean alt.
764m
Min
475m
Max
1 279m
Std. dev.
172m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(76 %)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
15,1g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
17,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lichinga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
17,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
17,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
53,1%
Silt
16,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest52.8%
Crops8.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)39.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
50,3km
Lake surface here
0,27km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 263km²
Discharge in basins
8,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 220mm/an
Mean T°
22,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Mean runoff
326mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
797m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,8%
Pesticides
1,2kg/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