Musalangu
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
17 714 km²
Reserve · MWI
Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve - Rumph
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)
Species observed
607
Observations
4 371
Area
980,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 - Rumph : 18 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.094
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
607 distinct species · 4 371 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,2°C
Annual rain
805mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 1 169 m on average (min 1 069 m, max 1 490 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,2°C
Annual rain
805mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 169m
Min
1 069m
Max
1 490m
Std. dev.
64m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(86 %)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
11,6g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
7,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
8,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
7,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
7,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.8%
Crops25.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
93,7km
Lake surface here
0,64km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 201km²
Discharge in basins
6,8m³/s
Mean precip.
821mm/an
Mean T°
20,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
141mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 218m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luwewesub-area1 052,3 km²overlap736.60 km²75%
- Bassin de South Rukurusub-area1 379 km²overlap166.50 km²17%
- Basin #51480sub-area419,6 km²overlap33.93 km²3%
- Bassin de Luwumbusub-area1 074,9 km²overlap18.31 km²2%
- Bassin de Kampembasub-area662,2 km²overlap17.96 km²2%
- Bassin de Luwumbusub-area508 km²overlap4.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Luwumbusub-area355,7 km²overlap2.28 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
12,9%
Pesticides
5,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN IV · 1
Lundazi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1978
3 785 km²
Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1977
981 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN