Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2059)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)
Species observed
44
Observations
64
Area
76,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 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. (2059) : 4 espèces reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.333
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
44 distinct species · 64 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 633 m on average (min 623 m, max 707 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
633m
Min
623m
Max
707m
Std. dev.
25m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
69,5%
Silt
11,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Mkumbira
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
12,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
12,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
66,5%
Silt
11,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.2%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)89.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
59,62km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
2 282km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 267mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Mean runoff
396mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
752m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
8,7%
Pesticides
6,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN