Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2981)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
19,4km²
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°
25,9°C
Annual rain
982mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 60 m on average (min 58 m, max 62 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,9°C
Annual rain
982mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
60m
Min
58m
Max
62m
Std. dev.
1m
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
13,0g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
55,0%
Silt
15,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Makhwira
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
15,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
53,6%
Silt
14,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops12.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)72.5%
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
11,5%
Pesticides
5,1kg/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