Majete Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1975
705 km²
District · mwi
Mwanza
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)
Species observed
249
Observations
396
Area
744,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Mwanza : 33 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.055
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
249 distinct species · 396 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 185mm
Warmest m°
30,9°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 646 m on average (min 199 m, max 1 144 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 185mm
Warmest month
30,9°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
646m
Min
199m
Max
1 144m
Std. dev.
204m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
10,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
68,7%
Silt
10,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
10,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.3%
Crops20.1%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
69,6km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
141 899km²
Discharge in basins
20,8m³/s
Mean precip.
943mm/an
Mean T°
23,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
208mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
536m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mwanzasub-area1 756,6 km²overlap409.23 km²55%
- Bassin de Mkurumadzisub-area901,6 km²overlap303.82 km²41%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area1 961 km²overlap24.61 km²3%
- Bassin de Condedezi Riversub-area444,2 km²overlap4.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Condedezi Riversub-area969 km²overlap1.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area561,3 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
86,8%
Pesticides
5,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 3IUCN IV · 1
South Masatwe
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2000
68 km²
Thambani
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1927
47 km²
Michiru
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2000
24 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN