Karonga South Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
131 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (63)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
135
Observations
268
Area
29,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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. (63) : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.046
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
135 distinct species · 268 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 058mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
17,8°C
Elevation: 555 m on average (min 475 m, max 681 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 058mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
17,8°C
Mean alt.
555m
Min
475m
Max
681m
Std. dev.
50m
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
5,8
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
66,8%
Silt
11,0%
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
5,8
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
11,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
10,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
65,5%
Silt
10,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.9%
Crops35.5%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 575km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 246mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
189mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 194m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
118,9%
Pesticides
1,9kg/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