Nyika National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1965
3 094 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Mwalweni
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(64 %)
Species observed
359
Observations
608
Area
250,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Mwalweni : 36 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 3.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.040
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
359 distinct species · 608 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,3°C
Annual rain
1 534mm
Warmest m°
26,0°C
Coldest m°
13,7°C
Elevation: 1 113 m on average (min 475 m, max 2 171 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
1 534mm
Warmest month
26,0°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
1 113m
Min
475m
Max
2 171m
Std. dev.
266m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(64 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
13,9%
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
5,5
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
49,1%
Silt
13,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
14,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
13,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.3%
Crops27.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)41.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
35,6km
Lake surface here
0,01km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
12 278km²
Discharge in basins
4,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 171mm/an
Mean T°
19,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
138mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 274m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, 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
86,0%
Pesticides
5,9kg/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