Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2981)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
95
Observations
2 671
Area
19,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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. (2981) : 15 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.098
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
95 distinct species · 2 671 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
8,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
145 199km²
Discharge in basins
89,8m³/s
Mean precip.
880mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
210mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
209m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
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