Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Mgombasi
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Area
1 578,5km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
13,7°C
Elevation: 795 m on average (min 610 m, max 1 177 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
795m
Min
610m
Max
1 177m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
9,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Namtumbo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
9,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
9,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
9,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.6%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)31.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Litumbandyosi O.A./Gezamasua F.R.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
3 137 km²
Mbarang'andu WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2010
2 917 km²
North East Undendeule
IUCN IVForest Reserve · 1905
2 902 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Selous Game ReserveWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable198247 215 km²
- Selous G.RGame ReserveIUCN IV190541 309 km²
- Nyerere National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported201930 911 km²
- Litumbandyosi O.A./Gezamasua F.R.Open areaIUCN Not Reported3 137 km²
- Mbarang'andu WMAWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20102 917 km²
- North East UndendeuleForest ReserveIUCN IV19052 902 km²
- Mwantisi O.A (S)Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 109 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN