Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3016)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Area
165,1km²
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°
26,0°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest m°
35,2°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 55 m on average (min 50 m, max 157 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,0°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest month
35,2°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
55m
Min
50m
Max
157m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
18,6%
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
6,3
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
18,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
18,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.9%
Crops7.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)65.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
5,3kg/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