Karonga North Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
79 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (14)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
104,5km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 904mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
14,4°C
Elevation: 677 m on average (min 492 m, max 834 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 904mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
14,4°C
Mean alt.
677m
Min
492m
Max
834m
Std. dev.
94m
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
5,5
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
17,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to SC Mwakaboko
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
20,8g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
53,2%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
16,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.4%
Crops15.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
48,8%
Pesticides
1,4kg/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