Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2826)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(88 %)
Species observed
25
Observations
40
Area
6,4km²
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. (2826) : 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
25 distinct species · 40 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,6km
Lake surface here
0,00km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
141 899km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
938mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
222mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
504m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
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