Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Kasumbu

Malawi

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(58 %)

Species observed

623

Observations

1 542

Area

576,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 Kasumbu : 33 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.064
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

623 distinct species · 1 542 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 542 obs · 14 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 750
236–749
64–235
9–63
< 9

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,8°C

Annual rain

1 008mm

Warmest m°

25,1°C

Coldest m°

10,9°C

Elevation: 1 346 m on average (min 535 m, max 1 948 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 346m
Min
535m
Max
1 948m
Std. dev.
260m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(58 %)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

17,8g/kg

Clay

19,7%

Sand

70,2%

Silt

10,0%

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
22,0g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
10,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
71,6%
Silt
10,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
9,7%

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

Land cover

Forest19.3%
Crops32.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)46.5%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

102,5km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

3 042km²

Discharge in basins

3,9m³/s

Mean precip.

969mm/an

Mean T°

21,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,37

Mean runoff

218mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

873m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

92,8%

Pesticides

6,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN VI · 3

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

Sub-administrations19