Ontologia

Town · MWI

Salima Town

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

200

Observations

368

Area

16,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Town : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.046
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

200 distinct species · 368 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

368 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 368
368–367
368–367
368–367
< 368

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,4°C

Annual rain

1 046mm

Warmest m°

30,0°C

Coldest m°

17,6°C

Elevation: 510 m on average (min 503 m, max 517 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 046mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
17,6°C
Mean alt.
510m
Min
503m
Max
517m
Std. dev.
4m
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

6,3

Org. C

13,1g/kg

Clay

18,9%

Sand

72,0%

Silt

9,2%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
73,3%
Silt
9,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
73,5%
Silt
9,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
69,2%
Silt
8,8%

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

Land cover

Forest6.5%
Crops18.2%
Built-up13.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,5km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

109 764km²

Discharge in basins

5,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 094mm/an

Mean T°

24,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

222mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

499m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

21hab/km²

Night light

2,3nW

Built-up

1 393,4%

Pesticides

6,6kg/km²

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

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