Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
6 038 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Abadam
Nigeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
166
Observations
271
Area
2 421,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Abadam : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.079
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
166 distinct species · 271 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,8°C
Annual rain
298mm
Warmest m°
40,7°C
Coldest m°
14,5°C
Elevation: 292 m on average (min 275 m, max 299 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,8°C
Annual rain
298mm
Warmest month
40,7°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
292m
Min
275m
Max
299m
Std. dev.
4m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
4,5g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
23,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
5,4g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
4,7g/kg
Clay
14,9%
Sand
60,9%
Silt
24,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
3,4g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
58,0%
Silt
23,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.5%
Crops29.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)65.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,00km²
Basins crossed
10
Max drainage
246 076km²
Discharge in basins
18,3m³/s
Mean precip.
291mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,86
Mean runoff
13mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
294m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #93400sub-area1 184,2 km²overlap971.32 km²40%
- Basin #73780sub-area1 711,1 km²overlap420.36 km²17%
- Basin #84200sub-area950,9 km²overlap377.14 km²16%
- Basin #93520sub-area674,3 km²overlap290.08 km²12%
- Basin #88080sub-area604,6 km²overlap268.03 km²11%
- Basin #70570sub-area89,5 km²overlap37.53 km²2%
- Basin #88250sub-area1 029,3 km²overlap29.76 km²1%
- Basin #71990sub-area95,5 km²overlap26.03 km²1%
- Basin #00500sub-area772,8 km²overlap1.00 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
12,7%
Pesticides
20,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN