Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3063)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
209
Observations
1 438
Area
32,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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. (3063) : 10 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.147
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
209 distinct species · 1 438 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
792mm
Warmest m°
35,4°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 52 m on average (min 48 m, max 74 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
792mm
Warmest month
35,4°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
52m
Min
48m
Max
74m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
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
12,0g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
15,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to SC Mbenje
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
15,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
15,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
15,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.1%
Crops12.6%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)67.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 3 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,5km
Lake surface here
1,35km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
146 654km²
Discharge in basins
25,1m³/s
Mean precip.
933mm/an
Mean T°
25,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,49
Mean runoff
171mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
125m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
68,1%
Pesticides
5,2kg/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