Karonga North Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
79 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (51)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
170,2km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 180mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 722 m on average (min 520 m, max 935 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 180mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
722m
Min
520m
Max
935m
Std. dev.
94m
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
15,3g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
13,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to TA Kyungu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
13,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
13,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
53,1%
Silt
12,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.2%
Crops22.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)51.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
12,8%
Pesticides
6,7kg/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