Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Liwonde

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

69

Observations

125

Area

438,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Liwonde : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.099
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

69 distinct species · 125 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

125 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 32
32–31
19–31
14–18
< 14

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,3°C

Annual rain

961mm

Warmest m°

31,7°C

Coldest m°

13,8°C

Elevation: 594 m on average (min 487 m, max 873 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
961mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
594m
Min
487m
Max
873m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)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

11,3g/kg

Clay

22,4%

Sand

70,5%

Silt

7,1%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
71,5%
Silt
7,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
71,8%
Silt
7,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
6,9%

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

Land cover

Forest14.0%
Crops24.4%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)60.1%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

30,3km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

132 381km²

Discharge in basins

435,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 018mm/an

Mean T°

23,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,37

Mean runoff

239mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

588m

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

115,8%

Pesticides

4,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1

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

Sub-administrations24