West Zambezi
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
43 231 km²
District · ZMB
Shang'ombo
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(83 %)
Species observed
216
Observations
320
Area
8 283,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Shang'ombo : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.065
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
216 distinct species · 320 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
784mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 1 022 m on average (min 984 m, max 1 042 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
784mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
1 022m
Min
984m
Max
1 042m
Std. dev.
10m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(83 %)Temperate
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
9,3g/kg
Clay
12,7%
Sand
81,7%
Silt
5,5%
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
6,3
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
80,9%
Silt
5,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
12,4%
Sand
82,2%
Silt
5,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
6,1g/kg
Clay
12,6%
Sand
82,1%
Silt
5,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.1%
Crops5.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)72.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology34 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
170,8km
Lake surface here
0,23km²
Basins crossed
34
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
309 468km²
Discharge in basins
275,7m³/s
Mean precip.
770mm/an
Mean T°
22,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,59
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 025m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #46100sub-area720,5 km²overlap717.99 km²9%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area832,9 km²overlap711.99 km²9%
- Basin #60810sub-area1 911,7 km²overlap694.20 km²8%
- Basin #52030sub-area492,6 km²overlap490.96 km²6%
- Basin #52040sub-area492,6 km²overlap490.92 km²6%
- Basin #52430sub-area455,8 km²overlap427.84 km²5%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area975,2 km²overlap419.12 km²5%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area943,1 km²overlap355.56 km²4%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 005,7 km²overlap347.92 km²4%
25 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #57860sub-area350,5 km²overlap343.89 km²4%
- Basin #47210sub-area429,2 km²overlap336.30 km²4%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area978,5 km²overlap326.69 km²4%
- Basin #47070sub-area370,3 km²overlap318.27 km²4%
- Basin #46160sub-area319,3 km²overlap318.25 km²4%
- Basin #44300sub-area1 056 km²overlap287.70 km²3%
- Basin #45760sub-area221,2 km²overlap204.81 km²2%
- Basin #55610sub-area185,7 km²overlap172.87 km²2%
- Basin #57730sub-area291,8 km²overlap152.71 km²2%
- Basin #45860sub-area331,3 km²overlap149.18 km²2%
- Basin #44470sub-area689,5 km²overlap146.81 km²2%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area1 273,8 km²overlap145.16 km²2%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area384,4 km²overlap137.02 km²2%
- Basin #64500sub-area328,7 km²overlap129.64 km²2%
- Basin #55550sub-area135,2 km²overlap82.69 km²1%
- Basin #60800sub-area212,2 km²overlap77.58 km²1%
- Basin #57780sub-area151,3 km²overlap77.14 km²1%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area194,5 km²overlap70.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area649,5 km²overlap55.18 km²1%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area1 236 km²overlap38.72 km²0%
- Basin #56070sub-area713,3 km²overlap31.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area151 km²overlap13.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area79,4 km²overlap10.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area132,4 km²overlap1.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area598 km²overlap0.14 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, 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
5,2%
Pesticides
1,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Mavinga National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2011
42 258 km²
Luengue-Luiana National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2011
22 443 km²
Mbunda
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1971
322 km²
Keyana
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1980
266 km²
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.87
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
166 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- West ZambeziGame Management AreaIUCN VI197143 231 km²
- Mavinga National ParkNational ParkIUCN II201142 258 km²
- Luengue-Luiana National ParkNational ParkIUCN II201122 443 km²
- MbundaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1971322 km²
- KeyanaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1980266 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.87Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported166 km²
- WatemboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1981153 km²
- Shelungu WestForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1980141 km²
- Kangwe FoRForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197335 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN