Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Mkanda

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)

Species observed

21

Observations

25

Area

858,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 2 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 Mkanda : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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

21 distinct species · 25 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

25 obs · 10 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 9
9–8
2–8
2–1
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,0°C

Annual rain

1 119mm

Warmest m°

29,9°C

Coldest m°

11,3°C

Elevation: 1 132 m on average (min 1 044 m, max 1 508 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
1 119mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 132m
Min
1 044m
Max
1 508m
Std. dev.
95m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate

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

12,2g/kg

Clay

15,1%

Sand

76,7%

Silt

8,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
14,2%
Sand
77,5%
Silt
8,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
14,1%
Sand
77,6%
Silt
8,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
75,0%
Silt
8,0%

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

Land cover

Forest14.3%
Crops33.0%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.9%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

38,7km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 563km²

Discharge in basins

3,0m³/s

Mean precip.

875mm/an

Mean T°

21,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

142mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 100m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

61,5%

Pesticides

6,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 2

Mchinji

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

209 km²

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

Sub-administrations22