Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3039)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
14,9km²
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°
25,4°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
15,5°C
Elevation: 125 m on average (min 49 m, max 229 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
125m
Min
49m
Max
229m
Std. dev.
52m
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
13,0g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
11,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mlolo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
66,2%
Silt
11,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
65,0%
Silt
11,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
11,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops27.5%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)56.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
83,4%
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