Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Chimwala

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(77 %)

Species observed

76

Observations

173

Area

890,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Chimwala : 14 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.095
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

76 distinct species · 173 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

173 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 43
40–42
17–39
8–16
< 8

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,4°C

Annual rain

920mm

Warmest m°

30,7°C

Coldest m°

13,3°C

Elevation: 739 m on average (min 474 m, max 1 318 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
920mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
739m
Min
474m
Max
1 318m
Std. dev.
122m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(77 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

12,8g/kg

Clay

21,7%

Sand

70,0%

Silt

8,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
8,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
71,4%
Silt
8,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
8,0%

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

Land cover

Forest21.4%
Crops20.4%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)57.0%

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

Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

40,3km

Lake surface here

5,25km²

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

130 877km²

Discharge in basins

502,9m³/s

Mean precip.

926mm/an

Mean T°

23,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

196mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

659m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

83,7%

Pesticides

5,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN VI · 1

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

Sub-administrations33