Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
District · mwi
Phalombe
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(76 %)
Species observed
597
Observations
1 328
Area
1 445,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Phalombe : 27 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.069
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
597 distinct species · 1 328 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 332mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 720 m on average (min 623 m, max 2 187 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 332mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
720m
Min
623m
Max
2 187m
Std. dev.
163m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(76 %)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
14,9g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
59,1%
Silt
15,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
15,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
15,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.1%
Crops24.9%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)62.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 2 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
113,7km
Lake surface here
116,95km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 166km²
Discharge in basins
22,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 533mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,05
Mean runoff
565mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
749m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Phalombeord 3len here41.51 km78%total53 km
- Namichimba Riverord 2len here14.24 km100%total14 km
- Sombaniord 4len here12.80 km100%total13 km
- Thembeord 1len here10.94 km100%total11 km
- likhubulord 1len here8.32 km100%total8 km
- Lunguniord 2len here6.81 km100%total7 km
- Namalaniord 2len here5.36 km92%total6 km
- Namadziord 4len here3.21 km13%total24 km
- Bwanjiord 1len here2.53 km100%total3 km
- Mulosaord 2len here2.30 km16%total15 km
- Tardord 1len here1.79 km100%total2 km
- Muliraord 4len here1.26 km9%total14 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
142,7%
Pesticides
5,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN