Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
District · TZA
Tunduru
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
18 439,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,7°C
Annual rain
912mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
15,5°C
Elevation: 561 m on average (min 221 m, max 966 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,7°C
Annual rain
912mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
561m
Min
221m
Max
966m
Std. dev.
150m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
73,0%
Silt
6,8%
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
5,8
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
73,9%
Silt
6,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
73,7%
Silt
6,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
71,5%
Silt
6,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.8%
Crops12.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)47.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
13,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN Not Reported · 12IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Niassa
IUCN VISpecial Reserve · 1954
38 189 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Mbarang'andu WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2010
2 917 km²
Muhuwesi GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
1 747 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- Selous Game ReserveWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable198247 215 km²
- Selous G.RGame ReserveIUCN IV190541 309 km²
- NiassaSpecial ReserveIUCN VI195438 189 km²
- Nyerere National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported201930 911 km²
- Mbarang'andu WMAWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20102 917 km²
- Muhuwesi GCAGame controlled areaIUCN Not Reported1 747 km²
- MuhuwesiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19581 747 km²
- Mtungwe O.A. (C)Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 525 km²
- Tunduru WMAWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20091 367 km²
- Ruvuma O.A.Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 191 km²
- MwambesiNature Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported20191 123 km²
- Mwambesi GCAGame controlled areaIUCN Not Reported1 076 km²
- SasawaraForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1957418 km²
- Lukwika-Lumesule G.R.Game ReserveIUCN Not Reported403 km²
- NandemboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported198842 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations33
- JakikaCommune
- KaluluCommune
- KidodomaCommune
- LigomaCommune
- LigungaCommune
- LukumbuleCommune
- MarumbaCommune
- MasonyaCommune
- MatemangaCommune
- MbatiCommune
- MbesaCommune
- MchanganiCommune
- MchesiCommune
- MchotekaCommune
- MchulukaCommune
- MinduCommune
- MisechelaCommune
- Mlingoti MagharibiCommune
- Mlingoti MasharikiCommune
- MtinaCommune
- MuhuwesiCommune
- NakapanyaCommune
- NakayayaCommune
- Nalasi MasharikiCommune
- Nalasi-MagharibiCommune
- NamasakataCommune
- NamiungoCommune
- NampunguCommune
- NamwinyuCommune
- NandemboCommune
- NanjokaCommune
- SisikwasisiCommune
- TuwemachoCommune