Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Kaphuka

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(69 %)

Species observed

572

Observations

1 819

Area

611km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Kaphuka : 39 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.045
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

572 distinct species · 1 819 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 819 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 929
315–928
91–314
72–90
< 72

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,1°C

Annual rain

964mm

Warmest m°

26,6°C

Coldest m°

10,2°C

Elevation: 1 329 m on average (min 1 145 m, max 1 837 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
964mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
1 329m
Min
1 145m
Max
1 837m
Std. dev.
139m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(69 %)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

13,4g/kg

Clay

19,3%

Sand

71,1%

Silt

9,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
72,6%
Silt
9,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
72,3%
Silt
9,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
68,4%
Silt
9,3%

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

Land cover

Forest14.7%
Crops40.4%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)43.2%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 10 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

148,9km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 042km²

Discharge in basins

4,2m³/s

Mean precip.

939mm/an

Mean T°

19,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,37

Mean runoff

245mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 205m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

129,0%

Pesticides

6,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

Chongoni

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

124 km²

Dzenza

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1948

8 km²

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

Sub-administrations38