Sherbro River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 747 km²
Commune · SLE
Bendu Cha
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
28
Observations
37
Area
237,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Bendu Cha : 8 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.139
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
28 distinct species · 37 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
3 355mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
23,6°C
Elevation: 4 m on average (min -25 m, max 10 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
3 355mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
23,6°C
Mean alt.
4m
Min
-25m
Max
10m
Std. dev.
4m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
38,7g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
30,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiMaggregated to Bonthe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
34,6g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
38,8%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
30,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.0%
Crops7.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)55.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
18 539km²
Discharge in basins
142,5m³/s
Mean precip.
3 613mm/an
Mean T°
26,7°C
Moisture idx
0,59
Mean runoff
2 007mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
8m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
7,0%
Pesticides
9,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN