Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2826)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(88 %)
Area
6,4km²
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°
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 144mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 89 m on average (min 78 m, max 182 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 144mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
89m
Min
78m
Max
182m
Std. dev.
16m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(88 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
11,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Katunga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
11,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
68,1%
Silt
11,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
67,7%
Silt
10,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.9%
Crops22.7%
Built-up2.9%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)60.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
285,1%
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