Mvai
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
41 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1821)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(75 %)
Species observed
146
Observations
322
Area
27,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de n.a. (1821) : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.059
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
146 distinct species · 322 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,7°C
Annual rain
1 113mm
Warmest m°
26,3°C
Coldest m°
9,7°C
Elevation: 1 282 m on average (min 1 100 m, max 1 585 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
1 113mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
9,7°C
Mean alt.
1 282m
Min
1 100m
Max
1 585m
Std. dev.
114m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(75 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
64,9%
Silt
10,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kwataine
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
10,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
65,9%
Silt
10,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
10,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.6%
Crops32.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)48.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 788km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
984mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
190mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
834m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
76,3%
Pesticides
5,6kg/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