Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2127)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
40
Observations
65
Area
7,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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. (2127) : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.131
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
40 distinct species · 65 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 132mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
13,9°C
Elevation: 702 m on average (min 679 m, max 722 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 132mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
13,9°C
Mean alt.
702m
Min
679m
Max
722m
Std. dev.
14m
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
6,0
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
12,9%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
19,8%
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
6,0
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
12,1%
Sand
68,2%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
13,0%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
13,7%
Sand
66,7%
Silt
19,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.4%
Crops26.7%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)60.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,0km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 331km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/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
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
202,2%
Pesticides
5,6kg/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