Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2849)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
262
Observations
978
Area
10,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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. (2849) : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.083
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
262 distinct species · 978 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 103mm
Warmest m°
34,7°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 82 m on average (min 74 m, max 182 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 103mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
82m
Min
74m
Max
182m
Std. dev.
19m
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
6,4
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
64,9%
Silt
11,7%
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
6,4
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
11,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
64,6%
Silt
11,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
65,0%
Silt
11,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.2%
Crops20.9%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)63.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,3km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
141 899km²
Discharge in basins
6,7m³/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
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
225,5%
Pesticides
5,7kg/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