Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Karonga

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(96 %)

Species observed

718

Observations

2 886

Area

446,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Karonga : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.048
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

718 distinct species · 2 886 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 886 obs · 9 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 147
1 147–1 146
454–1 146
125–453
< 125

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,9°C

Annual rain

1 018mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

16,3°C

Elevation: 576 m on average (min 486 m, max 1 300 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 018mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
576m
Min
486m
Max
1 300m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)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

13,9g/kg

Clay

22,1%

Sand

68,0%

Silt

9,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
69,9%
Silt
10,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
69,5%
Silt
9,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
64,6%
Silt
9,3%

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

Land cover

Forest18.5%
Crops18.1%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)62.5%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

31,0km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

109 764km²

Discharge in basins

41,8m³/s

Mean precip.

978mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,37

Mean runoff

204mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

807m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

84,7%

Pesticides

4,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

Thuma

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1926

158 km²

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

Sub-administrations14