Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2121)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
61
Observations
107
Area
26,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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. (2121) : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.095
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
61 distinct species · 107 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 080mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 628 m on average (min 623 m, max 679 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 080mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
628m
Min
623m
Max
679m
Std. dev.
9m
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
6,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
16,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kuntumanji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
13,9%
Sand
69,5%
Silt
16,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
14,6%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
16,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
16,8%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
16,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.2%
Crops14.8%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)75.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,4km
Lake surface here
1,93km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 331km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 279mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
394mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
762m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
54,9%
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