Dedza-Salima Escarpm
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1974
310 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1136)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
37
Observations
45
Area
34,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
37 distinct species · 45 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
17,1°C
Elevation: 563 m on average (min 490 m, max 771 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
17,1°C
Mean alt.
563m
Min
490m
Max
771m
Std. dev.
47m
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
6,2
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
9,8%
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
6,2
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
72,6%
Silt
10,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
72,4%
Silt
10,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
9,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.7%
Crops23.2%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)57.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
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
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
89,1%
Pesticides
0,4kg/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