Luando Integral Nature Reserve
IUCN IVIntegral Nature Reserve · 1957
9 949 km²
Commune · AGO
Mussende
Angola
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
86
Observations
161
Area
5 507,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Mussende : 10 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 14.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.141
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
86 distinct species · 161 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 115mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 216 m on average (min 937 m, max 1 686 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 115mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 216m
Min
937m
Max
1 686m
Std. dev.
176m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
77,3%
Silt
6,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mussende
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
15,3%
Sand
78,1%
Silt
6,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
77,8%
Silt
6,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
75,9%
Silt
6,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.8%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)47.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 1 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
488,2km
Lake surface here
17,43km²
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
102 426km²
Discharge in basins
6 336,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 172mm/an
Mean T°
20,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
381mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 226m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area2 138,5 km²overlap1645.67 km²30%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area1 618,6 km²overlap901.12 km²16%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area1 187,7 km²overlap846.92 km²15%
- Bassin de Luímesub-area616,9 km²overlap538.58 km²10%
- Bassin de Ngangosub-area526,7 km²overlap422.85 km²8%
- Bassin de Mulembuigisub-area1 169,3 km²overlap332.16 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area418,4 km²overlap247.74 km²4%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area140,8 km²overlap140.27 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area205,7 km²overlap130.77 km²2%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Ngangosub-area329,9 km²overlap113.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Ngangosub-area714,5 km²overlap93.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area163,1 km²overlap52.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area46,7 km²overlap32.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Cuilosub-area1 219,2 km²overlap7.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Kwanzasub-area63,6 km²overlap0.55 km²0%
- Bassin de Lucechisub-area2 459,1 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Kwanzaord 7len here257.48 km12%total2181 km
- Luímeord 4len here76.99 km81%total95 km
- Tchimongoord 2len here42.61 km77%total56 km
- Ngangoord 4len here35.60 km15%total243 km
- Mucuixiord 2len here31.26 km100%total31 km
- Cunguigiord 2len here28.11 km88%total32 km
- Tai-Taiord 2len here9.34 km100%total9 km
- Mulembuigiord 4len here4.62 km5%total93 km
- Dombuigeord 2len here1.34 km16%total8 km
- Lwandoord 6len here0.79 km0%total869 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
4,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN