Ontologia

Province · moz

Sofala

Mozambique

AwTropical, savannah(93 %)

Species observed

5 203

Observations

150 606

Area

68 071,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 8 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 Sofala : 6 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 25.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.250
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

5 203 distinct species · 150 606 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

150 606 obs · 31 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 70 284
9 700–70 283
3 060–9 699
814–3 059
< 814

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

24,3°C

Annual rain

1 115mm

Warmest m°

32,1°C

Coldest m°

15,5°C

Elevation: 117 m on average (min -20 m, max 1 709 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 115mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
117m
Min
-20m
Max
1 709m
Std. dev.
131m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(93 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

16,3g/kg

Clay

24,5%

Sand

58,5%

Silt

17,0%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
17,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
59,8%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
16,5%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest35.4%
Crops11.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)52.7%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology135 basins · 50 lakes · 58 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3 192,6km

Lake surface here

127,15km²

Basins crossed

135

Max stream order

8

Max drainage

1 378 121km²

Discharge in basins

21 662,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 032mm/an

Mean T°

24,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,40

Mean runoff

377mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

130m

Watersheds crossing here

126 more basins

Lakes (50, top by area)

41 more lakes

Rivers / streams (58, ord ≥ 4)

46 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

13,6%

Pesticides

0,7kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas18

IUCN VI · 10IUCN IV · 5IUCN II · 3🌊 Marine · 5

Zambezi Delta

IUCN IV

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004

31 657 km²

Gorongoza

IUCN VI

Buffer Zone · 2010

9 446 km²

Nº5

IUCN VI

Hunting Reserve

6 390 km²

Nº7

IUCN VI

Hunting Reserve

4 769 km²

Nº13

IUCN VI

Hunting Reserve

4 708 km²

Zinave

IUCN II

National Park · 1973

4 092 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations26