Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MOZ
Molumbo
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(53 %)
Species observed
49
Observations
66
Area
4 319,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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 Molumbo : 6 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.267
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
49 distinct species · 66 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 294mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
13,1°C
Elevation: 719 m on average (min 424 m, max 1 302 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 294mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
13,1°C
Mean alt.
719m
Min
424m
Max
1 302m
Std. dev.
76m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(53 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,3g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
17,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Milange
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
17,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
55,1%
Silt
17,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
17,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.6%
Crops17.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
116,9km
Lake surface here
0,01km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
8 784km²
Discharge in basins
107,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 646mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Mean runoff
638mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
713m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Namichimba Riversub-area2 135,8 km²overlap953.32 km²22%
- Bassin de Rio Licungosub-area833,1 km²overlap676.35 km²16%
- Bassin de Rio Lugelasub-area750,7 km²overlap525.69 km²12%
- Basin #37760sub-area523,1 km²overlap513.98 km²12%
- Basin #25600sub-area1 298,5 km²overlap451.21 km²10%
- Basin #25170sub-area524,9 km²overlap432.06 km²10%
- Bassin de Rio Munduzisub-area726,8 km²overlap270.99 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Luriosub-area628,9 km²overlap201.36 km²5%
- Basin #35350sub-area961,5 km²overlap135.78 km²3%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, 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
43,2%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN