Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · tza
Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa
- Area
- 5 158 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 2004
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 2004
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 515 distinct species · 6 196 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Rufiji-Mafia-Kilwa : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 4.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology13 basins · 17 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
38,9km
Lake surface here
5,32km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
177 136km²
Discharge in basins
578,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 329mm/an
Mean T°
26,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
253mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
36m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area1 229,2 km²overlap897.73 km²17%
- Basin #09350sub-area878,9 km²overlap219.56 km²4%
- Basin #09530sub-area996,7 km²overlap141.76 km²3%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area178,9 km²overlap111.24 km²2%
- Basin #09540sub-area252,2 km²overlap107.54 km²2%
- Basin #09640sub-area116,4 km²overlap37.44 km²1%
- Basin #09630sub-area193,5 km²overlap37.16 km²1%
- Basin #09580sub-area114,1 km²overlap18.56 km²0%
- Basin #09620sub-area12,1 km²overlap12.03 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Lake #81586area1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1410434area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1410417area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1410485area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1410388area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1410323area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1410465area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1410464area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1410320area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- -8.08565, 39.51069
- Open in maps
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.