Kafue Flats
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
4 750 km²
District · ZMB
Shibuyunji
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(89 %)
Species observed
102
Observations
168
Area
1 634,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Shibuyunji : 15 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.099
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
102 distinct species · 168 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
764mm
Warmest m°
32,3°C
Coldest m°
10,9°C
Elevation: 1 016 m on average (min 976 m, max 1 191 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
764mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 016m
Min
976m
Max
1 191m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(89 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
23,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
46,1%
Silt
25,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
24,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
22,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.2%
Crops27.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)60.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 6 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
156,0km
Lake surface here
6,10km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
149 591km²
Discharge in basins
489,1m³/s
Mean precip.
831mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
116mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 025m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area733,4 km²overlap404.56 km²25%
- Bassin de Mwembeshisub-area342,6 km²overlap315.40 km²19%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area512,4 km²overlap243.43 km²15%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area645,1 km²overlap231.47 km²14%
- Bassin de Kabilesub-area558,9 km²overlap206.66 km²13%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area159,8 km²overlap92.56 km²6%
- Bassin de Mwembeshisub-area169,9 km²overlap77.54 km²5%
- Bassin de Nangomasub-area310,4 km²overlap33.15 km²2%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area35,8 km²overlap16.43 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (6, top by area)
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
26,4%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Kafue Flats
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
819 km²
Blue Lagoon
IUCN IINational Park · 1973
455 km²
Kawena
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1968
193 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN