Bangweulu
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
6 650 km²
District · ZMB
Samfya
Zambia
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)
Species observed
419
Observations
1 081
Area
3 171,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Samfya : 30 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.061
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
419 distinct species · 1 081 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 267mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 176 m on average (min 1 159 m, max 1 232 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 267mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 176m
Min
1 159m
Max
1 232m
Std. dev.
15m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
11,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
12,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
64,6%
Silt
11,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
11,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.7%
Crops7.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)75.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 35 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
152,1km
Lake surface here
378,70km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
93 951km²
Discharge in basins
968,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 343mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
360mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 176m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Musubasub-area1 228,8 km²overlap1149.25 km²36%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area1 721,8 km²overlap1111.84 km²35%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area844,9 km²overlap229.48 km²7%
- Basin #57760sub-area359,2 km²overlap207.24 km²7%
- Bassin de Chimanasub-area227,6 km²overlap198.85 km²6%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area197,1 km²overlap116.32 km²4%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area264,4 km²overlap108.20 km²3%
- Basin #55080sub-area392,3 km²overlap26.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Lwelasub-area2 401,8 km²overlap12.59 km²0%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (35, top by area)
- Bangweuluarea1 763,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Kampolomboarea165,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake Chifungwearea9,9 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lake Sunearea5,6 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lake #81836area3,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake Chinweshibaarea3,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake Chinwindearea1,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lake #81857area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411584area0,9 km²avg depth1.7 m
26 more lakes
- Lac 1411518area0,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411574area0,7 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411364area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1411329area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411603area0,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411479area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411583area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411510area0,4 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1411607area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411513area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411559area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411366area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411502area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1411319area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411517area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411512area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411436area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1411700area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411507area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411593area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1411547area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411556area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1411359area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411577area0,1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411642area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411561area0,1 km²avg depth0.6 m
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
29,4%
Pesticides
6,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 3IUCN Not Reported · 2
Kafinda
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
3 484 km²
Bangweulu Swamps
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
3 186 km²
Kalasa Mukoso
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
1 105 km²
Samfya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1966
29 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN