Dedza-Salima Escarpm
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1974
310 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1141)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
37
Observations
45
Area
19,9km²
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°
24,6°C
Annual rain
898mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 515 m on average (min 477 m, max 633 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,6°C
Annual rain
898mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
515m
Min
477m
Max
633m
Std. dev.
36m
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
13,2g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
71,2%
Silt
9,3%
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
16,1g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
72,7%
Silt
9,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
72,5%
Silt
9,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
8,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.5%
Crops27.1%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)56.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,49km²
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 113km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/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
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
101,0%
Pesticides
4,2kg/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