Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3051)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
36
Observations
46
Area
42,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 7 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. (3051) : 5 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 21.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.214
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
36 distinct species · 46 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
819mm
Warmest m°
35,3°C
Coldest m°
16,1°C
Elevation: 52 m on average (min 48 m, max 129 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
819mm
Warmest month
35,3°C
Coldest month
16,1°C
Mean alt.
52m
Min
48m
Max
129m
Std. dev.
13m
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
13,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
16,5%
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
17,4g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
16,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
16,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
16,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.7%
Crops5.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)63.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 5 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,6km
Lake surface here
4,28km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
146 866km²
Discharge in basins
384,0m³/s
Mean precip.
954mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
215mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
228m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Chinzemebe Riversub-area615,4 km²overlap21.17 km²50%
- Bassin de Ntayakhasu Streamsub-area637,8 km²overlap11.40 km²27%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area8,6 km²overlap4.79 km²11%
- Bassin de Ruosub-area637,9 km²overlap4.77 km²11%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area22,2 km²overlap0.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Lalanjesub-area189,3 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
12,0%
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