Dedza-Salima Escarpm
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1974
310 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1060)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
34
Area
27,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
21 distinct species · 34 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,0°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
16,6°C
Elevation: 586 m on average (min 511 m, max 746 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,0°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
16,6°C
Mean alt.
586m
Min
511m
Max
746m
Std. dev.
40m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
72,7%
Silt
9,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Ndindi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
74,3%
Silt
9,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
74,4%
Silt
10,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
69,5%
Silt
9,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.6%
Crops23.6%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)58.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,5km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 113km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
988mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
216mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
816m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
94,8%
Pesticides
5,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN