South Viphya
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1958
1 562 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (252)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(51 %)
Species observed
218
Observations
608
Area
710,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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. (252) : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.071
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
218 distinct species · 608 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,0°C
Annual rain
1 264mm
Warmest m°
25,3°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 202 m on average (min 555 m, max 1 889 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
1 264mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 202m
Min
555m
Max
1 889m
Std. dev.
329m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(51 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
13,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kabunduli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,3g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
13,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
13,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
13,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest63.3%
Crops7.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)28.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
43,6km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
71 078km²
Discharge in basins
38,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 317mm/an
Mean T°
20,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
200mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 111m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area530 km²overlap385.91 km²54%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area213,9 km²overlap178.94 km²25%
- Bassin de Mlowesub-area1 381,5 km²overlap92.74 km²13%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area134,8 km²overlap33.25 km²5%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area621,1 km²overlap13.92 km²2%
- Bassin de Mzimba Riversub-area954,7 km²overlap3.73 km²1%
- Bassin de Kasitusub-area2 309,6 km²overlap1.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Dwambazisub-area2 043,2 km²overlap0.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Kapeska Riversub-area201,6 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
5,9%
Pesticides
3,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Ruvuo
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1935
48 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN