Ontologia

Reserve · MWI

Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve - Mzimb

Malawi

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(85 %)

Species observed

348

Observations

1 024

Area

153,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve - Mzimb : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.062
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

348 distinct species · 1 024 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 024 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 880
880–879
64–879
59–63
< 59

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,6°C

Annual rain

570mm

Warmest m°

30,8°C

Coldest m°

12,0°C

Elevation: 1 128 m on average (min 1 085 m, max 1 221 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
570mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
12,0°C
Mean alt.
1 128m
Min
1 085m
Max
1 221m
Std. dev.
31m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(85 %)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

10,9g/kg

Clay

22,7%

Sand

70,0%

Silt

7,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
70,7%
Silt
7,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
70,5%
Silt
7,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
68,8%
Silt
7,0%

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

Land cover

Forest29.3%
Crops21.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)48.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

25,5km

Lake surface here

0,81km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

7 201km²

Discharge in basins

1,7m³/s

Mean precip.

808mm/an

Mean T°

20,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,49

Mean runoff

131mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 220m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (2, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

0,2%

Pesticides

2,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN IV · 1

Musalangu

IUCN VI

Game Management Area · 1971

17 714 km²

Lundazi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1978

3 785 km²

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

Sub-administrations1