Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Makhwira

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(98 %)

Species observed

160

Observations

2 854

Area

466,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Makhwira : 24 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.067
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

160 distinct species · 2 854 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 854 obs · 10 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 671
2 671–2 670
56–2 670
15–55
< 15

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

Climate

Mean T°

25,7°C

Annual rain

1 044mm

Warmest m°

34,7°C

Coldest m°

15,9°C

Elevation: 88 m on average (min 50 m, max 593 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,7°C
Annual rain
1 044mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
15,9°C
Mean alt.
88m
Min
50m
Max
593m
Std. dev.
79m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

15,0g/kg

Clay

28,3%

Sand

55,9%

Silt

15,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
16,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
15,5%

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

Land cover

Forest21.9%
Crops12.4%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)64.8%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

87,8km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

146 030km²

Discharge in basins

800,9m³/s

Mean precip.

930mm/an

Mean T°

24,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,46

Mean runoff

211mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

256m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

65,6%

Pesticides

5,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Elephant Marsh

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017

609 km²

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

Sub-administrations21