Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2892)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
29,1km²
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 123mm
Warmest m°
34,7°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 74 m on average (min 68 m, max 83 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 123mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
74m
Min
68m
Max
83m
Std. dev.
4m
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
6,6
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
60,6%
Silt
12,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Maseya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
61,4%
Silt
13,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
12,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
13,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.5%
Crops18.1%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)63.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
159,0%
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