Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Mponda

Malawi

AwTropical, savannah(87 %)

Species observed

397

Observations

838

Area

732,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 42 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 Mponda : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
40
Connectance
0.046
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

397 distinct species · 838 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

838 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 612
131–611
33–130
5–32
< 5

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,2°C

Annual rain

937mm

Warmest m°

30,8°C

Coldest m°

14,6°C

Elevation: 662 m on average (min 474 m, max 1 318 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
937mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
662m
Min
474m
Max
1 318m
Std. dev.
152m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(87 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

12,3g/kg

Clay

22,0%

Sand

70,7%

Silt

7,4%

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
15,1g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
72,0%
Silt
7,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
7,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
68,2%
Silt
7,0%

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

Land cover

Forest19.3%
Crops20.8%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)58.4%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 8 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

93,1km

Lake surface here

3,10km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

130 103km²

Discharge in basins

198,6m³/s

Mean precip.

919mm/an

Mean T°

23,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,43

Mean runoff

238mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

624m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

105,5%

Pesticides

4,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN VI · 4

Namizimu

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

889 km²

Nkopola

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1967

1 km²

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

Sub-administrations32