Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Chikumbu

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)

Species observed

153

Observations

781

Area

149,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 44 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 Chikumbu : 40 espèces reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
44
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.040
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

153 distinct species · 781 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

781 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 603
603–602
603–602
164–602
< 164

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,0°C

Annual rain

1 539mm

Warmest m°

29,8°C

Coldest m°

13,1°C

Elevation: 660 m on average (min 537 m, max 751 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 539mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
13,1°C
Mean alt.
660m
Min
537m
Max
751m
Std. dev.
39m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

16,0g/kg

Clay

28,7%

Sand

53,5%

Silt

17,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
18,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
18,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
16,8%

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

Land cover

Forest18.2%
Crops20.7%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)58.0%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

10,8km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 166km²

Discharge in basins

1,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 563mm/an

Mean T°

21,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,03

Mean runoff

416mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

672m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

5hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

272,4%

Pesticides

5,9kg/km²

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

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