Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3081)
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
312
Observations
2 265
Area
2,8km²
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. (3081) : 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: 56 m on average (min 49 m, max 65 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.
56m
Min
49m
Max
65m
Std. dev.
5m
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
11,2g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
59,1%
Silt
12,4%
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
13,8g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
58,6%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
12,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
12,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.8%
Crops11.5%
Built-up17.3%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)62.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
154 273km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 167mm/an
Mean T°
24,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Mean runoff
288mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
283m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
28hab/km²
Night light
1,6nW
Built-up
1 728,3%
Pesticides
4,7kg/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