District · TZA
Mkalama
Tanzania
Species observed
147
Observations
258
Area
3 120,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Mkalama : 35 espèces reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
147 distinct species · 258 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
728mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 1 370 m on average (min 1 029 m, max 1 725 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
13,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
98,4km
Lake surface here
0,34km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
56 298km²
Discharge in basins
267,0m³/s
Mean precip.
724mm/an
Mean T°
20,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
109mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 401m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Aurajokisub-area766,1 km²overlap590.08 km²19%
- Bassin de Sibitisub-area504,7 km²overlap409.32 km²13%
- Bassin de Aurajokisub-area1 543,5 km²overlap389.15 km²12%
- Bassin de Endaguldasub-area2 410,7 km²overlap374.01 km²12%
- Bassin de Aurajokisub-area676,7 km²overlap354.52 km²11%
- Bassin de Sibitisub-area515 km²overlap323.37 km²10%
- Bassin de Sibitisub-area317,1 km²overlap294.78 km²9%
- Bassin de Aurajokisub-area255,7 km²overlap254.53 km²8%
- Bassin de Aurajokisub-area63,1 km²overlap60.57 km²2%
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
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
51,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)