Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3070)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(70 %)
Species observed
396
Observations
2 200
Area
18,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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. (3070) : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.112
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
396 distinct species · 2 200 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
813mm
Warmest m°
35,4°C
Coldest m°
16,1°C
Elevation: 49 m on average (min 47 m, max 53 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
813mm
Warmest month
35,4°C
Coldest month
16,1°C
Mean alt.
49m
Min
47m
Max
53m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(70 %)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
17,5g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
18,0%
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
23,2g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
17,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
51,3%
Silt
17,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
53,4%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.4%
Crops12.5%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)67.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,6km
Lake surface here
0,32km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
154 273km²
Discharge in basins
297,3m³/s
Mean precip.
985mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
238mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
160m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, 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
Built-up
149,3%
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