Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Chikowi

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(63 %)

Species observed

73

Observations

91

Area

180km²

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 TA Chikowi : 18 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.076
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

73 distinct species · 91 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

91 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 58
58–57
58–57
30–57
< 30

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,4°C

Annual rain

1 044mm

Warmest m°

29,1°C

Coldest m°

12,4°C

Elevation: 856 m on average (min 689 m, max 1 068 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 044mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
856m
Min
689m
Max
1 068m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(63 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

12,1g/kg

Clay

23,3%

Sand

63,1%

Silt

13,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
13,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
14,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
60,3%
Silt
13,1%

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

Land cover

Forest14.3%
Crops23.6%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

18,7km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 465km²

Discharge in basins

2,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 290mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,17

Mean runoff

402mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

768m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

195,1%

Pesticides

5,5kg/km²

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

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