Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1977
981 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (166)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)
Area
45,5km²
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°
21,4°C
Annual rain
539mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 139 m on average (min 1 086 m, max 1 245 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
539mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 139m
Min
1 086m
Max
1 245m
Std. dev.
47m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)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
10,6g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
7,9%
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
12,4g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
68,1%
Silt
8,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
67,9%
Silt
7,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
66,7%
Silt
7,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.1%
Crops37.6%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)48.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
87,4%
Pesticides
4,2kg/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