Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2146)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
38
Observations
61
Area
13,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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. (2146) : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
38 distinct species · 61 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 028mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 626 m on average (min 623 m, max 635 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 028mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
626m
Min
623m
Max
635m
Std. dev.
3m
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
5,9
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
68,7%
Silt
15,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mwambo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
14,8%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
69,1%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
15,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.0%
Crops22.1%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)65.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,53km²
Basins crossed
1
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
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
140,1%
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