West Zambezi
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
43 231 km²
District · ZMB
Sikongo
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(76 %)
Species observed
58
Observations
192
Area
7 643,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 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 Sikongo : 4 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 50.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.500
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
58 distinct species · 192 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
857mm
Warmest m°
33,1°C
Coldest m°
10,5°C
Elevation: 1 044 m on average (min 1 022 m, max 1 069 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
857mm
Warmest month
33,1°C
Coldest month
10,5°C
Mean alt.
1 044m
Min
1 022m
Max
1 069m
Std. dev.
9m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(76 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
76,1%
Silt
9,4%
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
6,0
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
15,0%
Sand
75,2%
Silt
9,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
14,6%
Sand
76,2%
Silt
9,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
76,9%
Silt
9,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.0%
Crops5.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)78.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology30 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
410,6km
Basins crossed
30
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
52 244km²
Discharge in basins
83,7m³/s
Mean precip.
954mm/an
Mean T°
21,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,49
Mean runoff
62mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 049m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luachisub-area1 527,2 km²overlap1084.95 km²14%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area1 236 km²overlap1056.33 km²14%
- Basin #21390sub-area926,8 km²overlap765.36 km²10%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area663,2 km²overlap660.87 km²9%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area1 773,8 km²overlap638.96 km²8%
- Basin #44300sub-area1 056 km²overlap584.37 km²8%
- Basin #30900sub-area572,6 km²overlap570.54 km²7%
- Basin #20940sub-area636,2 km²overlap518.43 km²7%
- Basin #20050sub-area473,2 km²overlap436.03 km²6%
21 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area241,5 km²overlap236.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area637,5 km²overlap231.87 km²3%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area1 764,6 km²overlap159.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area832,9 km²overlap118.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area96 km²overlap95.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area849,5 km²overlap74.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area1 401,3 km²overlap74.06 km²1%
- Bassin de Luachisub-area269,3 km²overlap73.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area56,4 km²overlap56.22 km²1%
- Basin #44470sub-area689,5 km²overlap56.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Southern Luetisub-area943,1 km²overlap48.12 km²1%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area105,3 km²overlap47.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Cuandosub-area1 273,8 km²overlap17.27 km²0%
- Bassin de Northern Luetisub-area13 km²overlap12.99 km²0%
- Bassin de Nengosub-area51,4 km²overlap9.87 km²0%
- Basin #17120sub-area1 528,1 km²overlap5.47 km²0%
- Basin #17280sub-area1 256,4 km²overlap3.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 478 km²overlap2.82 km²0%
- Basin #52430sub-area455,8 km²overlap2.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Nengosub-area183 km²overlap0.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangingasub-area34,7 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
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
2,5%
Pesticides
3,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Mavinga National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2011
42 258 km²
Mumbo
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1979
124 km²
Mateya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1979
61 km²
Simuhange South
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1973
32 km²
Nyungu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1973
29 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- West ZambeziGame Management AreaIUCN VI197143 231 km²
- Mavinga National ParkNational ParkIUCN II201142 258 km²
- MumboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1979124 km²
- MateyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197961 km²
- Simuhange SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197332 km²
- NyunguForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197329 km²
- SikunduForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197918 km²
- LilunduForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197316 km²
- KandeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197811 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN