Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2214)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
35,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 102mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 630 m on average (min 623 m, max 681 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 102mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
630m
Min
623m
Max
681m
Std. dev.
12m
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
5,7
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
15,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Nazombe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
16,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
13,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.9%
Crops23.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)70.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
41,3%
Pesticides
5,2kg/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