Ontologia

Traditional Authority · MWI

TA Mtwalo

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(68 %)

Species observed

897

Observations

1 453

Area

1 962,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 35 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 Mtwalo : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.072
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

897 distinct species · 1 453 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 453 obs · 42 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 799
46–798
15–45
8–14
< 8

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,7°C

Annual rain

791mm

Warmest m°

27,8°C

Coldest m°

10,9°C

Elevation: 1 254 m on average (min 1 044 m, max 1 884 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,7°C
Annual rain
791mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 254m
Min
1 044m
Max
1 884m
Std. dev.
106m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(68 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

11,9g/kg

Clay

26,1%

Sand

63,1%

Silt

10,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
11,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
61,2%
Silt
10,5%

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

Land cover

Forest15.4%
Crops40.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.3%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 10 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

159,1km

Lake surface here

0,57km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

56 134km²

Discharge in basins

18,6m³/s

Mean precip.

947mm/an

Mean T°

19,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,38

Mean runoff

134mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 337m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

81,7%

Pesticides

5,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

Bunganya

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1973

34 km²

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

Sub-administrations32