Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Mbenje
Malawi
BShArid, steppe, hot(65 %)
Species observed
445
Observations
5 125
Area
317,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Mbenje : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.077
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
445 distinct species · 5 125 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,0°C
Annual rain
838mm
Warmest m°
35,2°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 95 m on average (min 44 m, max 349 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,0°C
Annual rain
838mm
Warmest month
35,2°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
95m
Min
44m
Max
349m
Std. dev.
55m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(65 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
13,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
58,0%
Silt
14,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
57,0%
Silt
13,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
58,3%
Silt
13,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops21.3%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)62.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 5 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
88,5km
Lake surface here
2,01km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
154 273km²
Discharge in basins
229,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 085mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Mean runoff
247mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
226m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Shiresub-area2 579,9 km²overlap205.92 km²65%
- Bassin de Lalanjesub-area189,3 km²overlap104.86 km²33%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area22,2 km²overlap3.89 km²1%
- Bassin de Ntayakhasu Streamsub-area637,8 km²overlap1.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area8,6 km²overlap0.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Ruosub-area637,9 km²overlap0.11 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
97,1%
Pesticides
4,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1975
344 km²
Matandwe
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1931
310 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN