Ontologia

District · mwi

Salima

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(99 %)

Species observed

1 446

Observations

9 343

Area

3 122,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Salima : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.083
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

1 446 distinct species · 9 343 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

9 343 obs · 63 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 573
384–1 572
119–383
34–118
< 34

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

24,3°C

Annual rain

1 071mm

Warmest m°

29,8°C

Coldest m°

17,5°C

Elevation: 532 m on average (min 475 m, max 1 300 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 071mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
532m
Min
475m
Max
1 300m
Std. dev.
83m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

13,8g/kg

Clay

20,2%

Sand

69,9%

Silt

9,9%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
71,5%
Silt
10,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
10,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
9,4%

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

Land cover

Forest10.2%
Crops15.5%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)73.2%

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

Hydrology8 basins · 1 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

290,3km

Lake surface here

971,39km²

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

109 764km²

Discharge in basins

357,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 011mm/an

Mean T°

22,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,35

Mean runoff

208mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

732m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

70,4%

Pesticides

5,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN VI · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Thuma

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1926

158 km²

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

Sub-administrations10