Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3008)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
12,2km²
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 073mm
Warmest m°
34,8°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 73 m on average (min 55 m, max 318 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 073mm
Warmest month
34,8°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
73m
Min
55m
Max
318m
Std. dev.
48m
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
15,6g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
15,5%
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
6,4
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
57,0%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
15,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
54,6%
Silt
15,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.6%
Crops13.7%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)65.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
106,5%
Pesticides
5,6kg/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