Corridor forestier de la Boucle du Mouhoun
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
1 322 km²
Province · BFA
Balé
Burkina Faso
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)
Species observed
535
Observations
2 609
Area
4 542,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Balé : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.067
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
535 distinct species · 2 609 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
873mm
Warmest m°
39,1°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 287 m on average (min 242 m, max 426 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,4°C
Annual rain
873mm
Warmest month
39,1°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
287m
Min
242m
Max
426m
Std. dev.
29m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
44,7%
Silt
32,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
32,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops34.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)56.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 4 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
256,1km
Lake surface here
2,36km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
80 660km²
Discharge in basins
76,0m³/s
Mean precip.
873mm/an
Mean T°
28,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
45mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
292m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Grand Balésub-area1 512,8 km²overlap1237.93 km²27%
- Bassin de Petit Balésub-area1 287,3 km²overlap1009.78 km²22%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area1 565,7 km²overlap375.87 km²8%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area470 km²overlap318.30 km²7%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area275,9 km²overlap274.22 km²6%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area780 km²overlap244.64 km²5%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area1 086,3 km²overlap219.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Kaboutisub-area1 041,2 km²overlap209.99 km²5%
- Basin #44020sub-area492,8 km²overlap159.15 km²4%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #54640sub-area519,2 km²overlap131.00 km²3%
- Basin #46910sub-area251,4 km²overlap102.42 km²2%
- Basin #54630sub-area708,8 km²overlap98.65 km²2%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area125,8 km²overlap75.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Sonabousub-area1 415,6 km²overlap27.08 km²1%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area41,4 km²overlap25.82 km²1%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area68,3 km²overlap23.60 km²1%
- Bassin de Bolosub-area1 792,3 km²overlap9.47 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
46,8%
Pesticides
2,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 9IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Complete list11 protected areas
- Corridor forestier de la Boucle du MouhounWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN VI20171 322 km²
- Deux BaléClassified ForestIUCN II1937625 km²
- TuyClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1940437 km²
- KalioClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1940319 km²
- DibonClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1954231 km²
- LabaClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1936190 km²
- SorobouliClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1940136 km²
- PâClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1937125 km²
- BaporoClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193681 km²
- BounouClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193753 km²
- NossébouClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193747 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN