Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3016)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Species observed
65
Observations
87
Area
165,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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. (3016) : 12 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.110
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
65 distinct species · 87 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
14,5km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
146 030km²
Discharge in basins
264,9m³/s
Mean precip.
901mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,49
Mean runoff
191mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
195m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
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