Ontologia

Department · ben

Atlantique

Benin

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

3 524

Observations

115 790

Area

3 181,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Atlantique : 35 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 1 bulle famille, 28 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 4.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 1 bulle regroupe des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.044
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

3 524 distinct species · 115 790 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

115 790 obs · 113 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 7 228
2 745–7 227
843–2 744
420–842
< 420

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

Climate

Mean T°

26,6°C

Annual rain

1 187mm

Warmest m°

32,3°C

Coldest m°

22,6°C

Elevation: 47 m on average (min -123 m, max 164 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 187mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
22,6°C
Mean alt.
47m
Min
-123m
Max
164m
Std. dev.
44m
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

5,9

Org. C

22,8g/kg

Clay

25,1%

Sand

59,4%

Silt

15,5%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
35,1g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
16,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
15,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
15,0%

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

Land cover

Forest21.0%
Crops10.0%
Built-up3.5%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)65.2%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 23 lakes · 11 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

135,9km

Lake surface here

169,86km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

58 742km²

Discharge in basins

348,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 091mm/an

Mean T°

27,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

268mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

63m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (23, top by area)

14 more lakes

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

5hab/km²

Night light

0,8nW

Built-up

354,4%

Pesticides

12,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN V · 2🌊 Marine · 2📍 Point sites · 4

La Lama Nord

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1946

106 km²

La Lama-Sud

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1942

65 km²

Djigbé

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1942

38 km²

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

Sub-administrations51