Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3068)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)
Species observed
312
Observations
2 265
Area
30,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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. (3068) : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
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
312 distinct species · 2 265 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
805mm
Warmest m°
35,4°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 62 m on average (min 47 m, max 102 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
805mm
Warmest month
35,4°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
62m
Min
47m
Max
102m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
13,8%
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
28,7%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
14,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
13,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
58,3%
Silt
13,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.0%
Crops17.0%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)64.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,8km
Lake surface here
0,15km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
154 273km²
Discharge in basins
132,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 066mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
243mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
209m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
142,1%
Pesticides
4,8kg/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