Karonga South Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
131 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (84)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
60,4km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
24,5°C
Annual rain
856mm
Warmest m°
31,2°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 574 m on average (min 475 m, max 709 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,5°C
Annual rain
856mm
Warmest month
31,2°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
574m
Min
475m
Max
709m
Std. dev.
67m
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
6,0
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
68,4%
Silt
8,1%
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
6,0
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
69,0%
Silt
8,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
68,9%
Silt
8,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
67,4%
Silt
8,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.8%
Crops37.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)45.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
45,5%
Pesticides
3,7kg/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