Nyika National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1965
3 094 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Kachulu
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(56 %)
Species observed
101
Observations
187
Area
135km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 SC Kachulu : 33 espèces reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.071
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
101 distinct species · 187 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,0°C
Annual rain
1 628mm
Warmest m°
25,3°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 1 327 m on average (min 864 m, max 2 237 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
1 628mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 327m
Min
864m
Max
2 237m
Std. dev.
225m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(56 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
15,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
15,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
15,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
42,5%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
15,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.1%
Crops27.7%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)44.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
30,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
12 278km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 186mm/an
Mean T°
19,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Mean runoff
143mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 300m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
86,3%
Pesticides
7,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN