Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1977
981 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (164)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(76 %)
Area
63,7km²
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°
21,3°C
Annual rain
544mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 143 m on average (min 1 085 m, max 1 245 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
544mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 143m
Min
1 085m
Max
1 245m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(76 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
8,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mpherembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
9,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
8,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
8,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.9%
Crops43.8%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)45.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
62,2%
Pesticides
2,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN