La Sota
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1947
555 km²
Commune · BEN
Bensékou
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
350
Observations
1 342
Area
503,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Bensékou : 9 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 17.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.178
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
350 distinct species · 1 342 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
992mm
Warmest m°
39,3°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 279 m on average (min 218 m, max 325 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,4°C
Annual rain
992mm
Warmest month
39,3°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
279m
Min
218m
Max
325m
Std. dev.
24m
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
6,3
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
26,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kandi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
49,2%
Silt
27,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
26,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.4%
Crops21.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)59.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
94,9km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 830km²
Discharge in basins
10,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 056mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
132mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
297m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Sotaord 5len here25.74 km6%total450 km
- Iranéord 5len here23.53 km51%total46 km
- Concainord 4len here12.77 km90%total14 km
- Souord 2len here9.47 km100%total9 km
- Gorozomzomord 1len here9.37 km100%total9 km
- Bouliord 4len here5.69 km4%total157 km
- Gninarinord 3len here4.36 km14%total30 km
- Koléaord 1len here1.43 km100%total1 km
- Zahonanord 5len here1.14 km5%total24 km
- Sossoord 4len here1.13 km12%total9 km
- Idagoungounord 1len here0.27 km3%total9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
6,7%
Pesticides
13,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN