Ontologia

Province · zmb

North-Western

Zambia

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(60 %)

Species observed

4 052

Observations

101 496

Area

125 125,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 North-Western : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.133
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

4 052 distinct species · 101 496 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

101 496 obs · 59 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 17 122
5 741–17 121
1 174–5 740
420–1 173
< 420

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,4°C

Annual rain

1 161mm

Warmest m°

31,7°C

Coldest m°

11,9°C

Elevation: 1 219 m on average (min 1 029 m, max 1 549 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 161mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
1 219m
Min
1 029m
Max
1 549m
Std. dev.
114m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(60 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

13,6g/kg

Clay

29,6%

Sand

47,3%

Silt

23,1%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
23,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
22,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest57.2%
Crops3.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)39.0%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology254 basins · 36 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13 203,7km

Lake surface here

8,90km²

Basins crossed

254

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

93 799km²

Discharge in basins

13 762,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 164mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,35

Mean runoff

212mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 224m

Watersheds crossing here

245 more basins

Lakes (36, top by area)

27 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

6,0%

Pesticides

2,7kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas70

IUCN Not Reported · 60IUCN VI · 7IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1📍 Point sites · 6

West Zambezi

IUCN VI

Game Management Area · 1971

43 231 km²

Kafue

IUCN II

National Park · 1971

22 318 km²

Mufunta

IUCN Not Reported

Game Management Area · 2006

6 415 km²

East Lunga

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1965

4 982 km²

Complete list

+ 10 protected areas (top 60 shown)

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations11