Dedza-Salima Escarpm
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1974
310 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1214)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
20
Observations
20
Area
13,5km²
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°
24,5°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 527 m on average (min 495 m, max 649 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,5°C
Annual rain
890mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
527m
Min
495m
Max
649m
Std. dev.
25m
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
12,5g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
8,7%
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
6,1
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
73,4%
Silt
9,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
73,5%
Silt
9,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
68,1%
Silt
8,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.8%
Crops33.5%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)51.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 788km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
949mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,38
Mean runoff
219mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
917m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
199,3%
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