Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
31 657 km²
Commune · MOZ
Nicodala
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
112
Observations
220
Area
2 760,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Nicodala : 22 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.062
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
112 distinct species · 220 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,6°C
Annual rain
1 377mm
Warmest m°
33,0°C
Coldest m°
16,5°C
Elevation: 40 m on average (min 2 m, max 166 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,6°C
Annual rain
1 377mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
16,5°C
Mean alt.
40m
Min
2m
Max
166m
Std. dev.
40m
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
6,1
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
18,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Nicoadala
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
60,6%
Silt
19,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
19,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
18,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.4%
Crops10.6%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)54.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
192,2km
Lake surface here
2,03km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
19 105km²
Discharge in basins
230,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 182mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
455mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
65m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Licuarisub-area655,6 km²overlap612.89 km²22%
- Basin #77130sub-area1 663,4 km²overlap597.30 km²22%
- Bassin de Rio Namacurrasub-area868,5 km²overlap417.04 km²15%
- Bassin de Rio Licuarisub-area1 712,8 km²overlap347.04 km²13%
- Bassin de Rio Lavasub-area308,8 km²overlap252.06 km²9%
- Bassin de Rio Licuarisub-area107,6 km²overlap107.23 km²4%
- Basin #67420sub-area101,5 km²overlap100.05 km²4%
- Basin #67540sub-area320,4 km²overlap90.65 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Namacurrasub-area2 381,4 km²overlap65.39 km²2%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,5%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN