Mafinga Hills
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1976
47 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Mwabulambya
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)
Species observed
283
Observations
665
Area
916,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Mwabulambya : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.055
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
283 distinct species · 665 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,8°C
Annual rain
1 270mm
Warmest m°
27,6°C
Coldest m°
11,8°C
Elevation: 1 303 m on average (min 1 004 m, max 1 928 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,8°C
Annual rain
1 270mm
Warmest month
27,6°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 303m
Min
1 004m
Max
1 928m
Std. dev.
99m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)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
13,0g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
12,2%
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
5,9
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
12,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
59,1%
Silt
12,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
11,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.3%
Crops42.1%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)40.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
76,6km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 216km²
Discharge in basins
26,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 291mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Mean runoff
307mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 329m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Nakasangeresub-area594,1 km²overlap537.25 km²59%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area2 081,3 km²overlap138.69 km²15%
- Bassin de Songwe Riversub-area569,9 km²overlap82.04 km²9%
- Bassin de Songwe Riversub-area230,7 km²overlap77.04 km²8%
- Bassin de Songwe Riversub-area245,9 km²overlap51.43 km²6%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area923,3 km²overlap24.43 km²3%
- Bassin de Songwe Riversub-area1 144,4 km²overlap6.02 km²1%
Rivers / streams (3, 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
117,1%
Pesticides
5,5kg/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