Karonga North Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
79 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (44)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
21
Observations
24
Area
63,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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. (44) : 6 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.267
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
21 distinct species · 24 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 557mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
14,8°C
Elevation: 681 m on average (min 484 m, max 853 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 557mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
14,8°C
Mean alt.
681m
Min
484m
Max
853m
Std. dev.
101m
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
5,7
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
12,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kilupula
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
60,7%
Silt
12,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
13,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
12,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.7%
Crops28.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,7km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 081km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 363mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Mean runoff
246mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 132m
Watersheds crossing here
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
45,5%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN