Mabamba Bay Wetland System
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2006
134 km²
District · uga
Wakiso
Uganda
AmTropical, monsoon(49 %)
Species observed
2 989
Observations
286 270
Area
1 928,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Wakiso : 11 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.165
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
2 989 distinct species · 286 270 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 406mm
Warmest m°
25,9°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 1 165 m on average (min 1 099 m, max 1 247 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
1 406mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
1 165m
Min
1 099m
Max
1 247m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(49 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,2g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
24,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
43,0g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
25,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
23,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.5%
Crops22.9%
Built-up5.9%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
65,3km
Lake surface here
1,22km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
19 829km²
Discharge in basins
42,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 366mm/an
Mean T°
21,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Mean runoff
288mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 160m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mayanya Waswasub-area744,7 km²overlap546.77 km²28%
- Bassin de Mayanjasub-area1 089,1 km²overlap419.15 km²22%
- Bassin de Nambirgirwasub-area2 531,8 km²overlap355.41 km²18%
- Basin #23650sub-area1 414,7 km²overlap248.45 km²13%
- Bassin de River Kajjansisub-area1 877,6 km²overlap168.51 km²9%
- Bassin de River Nalyumasub-area621,2 km²overlap143.15 km²7%
- Bassin de Lugogo Riversub-area568,1 km²overlap30.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Katonga Riversub-area1 791,4 km²overlap16.91 km²1%
- Bassin de River Mayanjasub-area119,6 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Mayanjaord 2len here16.20 km99%total16 km
- Nambirgirwaord 2len here8.90 km70%total13 km
- Mayanya Waswaord 2len here8.36 km100%total8 km
- River Kajjansiord 1len here7.52 km52%total15 km
- Kalidubiord 1len here6.14 km63%total10 km
- Lugogo Riverord 4len here4.27 km2%total251 km
- Nambigirwaord 2len here3.82 km100%total4 km
- waterwayord 2len here3.69 km24%total16 km
- Zziba in Kasanje parish - Seeta on Bussi Islandord 2len here2.75 km100%total3 km
- Channnelord 1len here2.08 km100%total2 km
- Lubigi Channelord 2len here1.63 km16%total10 km
- Lubigiord 1len here≈ tangenttotal9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
13hab/km²
Night light
2,8nW
Built-up
593,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas25
IUCN Not Reported · 24IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Complete list25 protected areas
- Mabamba Bay Wetland SystemWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2006134 km²
- EntebbeWildlife SanctuaryIUCN VI195153 km²
- NamanveForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported193223 km²
- NonveForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19327 km²
- SemunyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19487 km²
- MugombaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19327 km²
- KalandaziForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19326 km²
- TumbiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19485 km²
- LuwawaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19484 km²
- KalangaloForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19323 km²
- KanjazaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19323 km²
- KajansiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19323 km²
- WalumwanyiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19323 km²
- NalubagaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19483 km²
- KyewagaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19322 km²
- WakayembeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19482 km²
- KasoziForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19632 km²
- NamagazaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19482 km²
- MakoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19481 km²
- NakindibaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19481 km²
- KitubuluForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19321 km²
- NambugaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19481 km²
- GundaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19481 km²
- KisubiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19320 km²
- Banda NurseryForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19480 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN