Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2718)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Area
36km²
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°
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 332mm
Warmest m°
33,0°C
Coldest m°
14,5°C
Elevation: 312 m on average (min 79 m, max 475 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 332mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
312m
Min
79m
Max
475m
Std. dev.
118m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
9,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kasisi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
18,5%
Sand
71,3%
Silt
10,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
71,1%
Silt
9,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
9,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.7%
Crops7.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
50,8%
Pesticides
5,8kg/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