Dedza-Salima Escarpm
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1974
310 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1176)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
20
Observations
20
Area
28,5km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
20 distinct species · 20 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,6°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
17,8°C
Elevation: 520 m on average (min 475 m, max 649 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,6°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
17,8°C
Mean alt.
520m
Min
475m
Max
649m
Std. dev.
35m
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
13,3g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
9,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Kambalame
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
73,3%
Silt
9,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
73,2%
Silt
9,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
8,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.5%
Crops29.6%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)54.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,27km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
1 788km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
985mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
216mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
825m
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
Built-up
124,4%
Pesticides
6,0kg/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