Kongwe
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1926
19 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Msakambewa
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(56 %)
Species observed
93
Observations
154
Area
444km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Msakambewa : 27 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.068
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
93 distinct species · 154 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 025mm
Warmest m°
27,0°C
Coldest m°
10,2°C
Elevation: 1 277 m on average (min 746 m, max 1 530 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 025mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
1 277m
Min
746m
Max
1 530m
Std. dev.
194m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(56 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
16,8%
Sand
72,9%
Silt
10,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
15,6%
Sand
74,0%
Silt
10,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
15,7%
Sand
74,0%
Silt
10,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
70,6%
Silt
10,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.2%
Crops39.9%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)43.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
41,5km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 215km²
Discharge in basins
2,4m³/s
Mean precip.
941mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
177mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
908m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
99,4%
Pesticides
6,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN