South Viphya
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1958
1 562 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Mzikubola
Malawi
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(76 %)
Species observed
977
Observations
6 221
Area
1 448,3km²
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 Mzikubola : 25 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.066
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
977 distinct species · 6 221 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
1 082mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
9,5°C
Elevation: 1 480 m on average (min 1 227 m, max 1 889 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
1 082mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
9,5°C
Mean alt.
1 480m
Min
1 227m
Max
1 889m
Std. dev.
101m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(76 %)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
12,0g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
9,3%
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
5,9
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
9,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
9,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
9,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.8%
Crops31.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)40.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
52,5km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 310km²
Discharge in basins
5,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 006mm/an
Mean T°
20,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,34
Mean runoff
151mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 276m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mzimbasub-area1 894,8 km²overlap655.03 km²45%
- Bassin de Mzimba Riversub-area954,7 km²overlap484.69 km²33%
- Bassin de Dwambazisub-area2 043,2 km²overlap243.75 km²17%
- Bassin de Pwazisub-area906,7 km²overlap60.24 km²4%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area1 193,5 km²overlap2.58 km²0%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area530 km²overlap1.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Kasitusub-area2 309,6 km²overlap0.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Lundazisub-area217,1 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, 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
52,7%
Pesticides
5,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 4IUCN Not Reported · 1
Chimaliro
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1926
152 km²
Perekezi
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1935
145 km²
Chimalilo
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1980
98 km²
Mtangatanga
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1935
81 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN