Foret de Kassas
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
108 km²
Department · SEN
Birkilane
Senegal
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
140
Observations
920
Area
1 124,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Birkilane : 28 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.052
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
140 distinct species · 920 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,6°C
Annual rain
641mm
Warmest m°
37,0°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 22 m on average (min 2 m, max 44 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,6°C
Annual rain
641mm
Warmest month
37,0°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
22m
Min
2m
Max
44m
Std. dev.
10m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
12,9%
Sand
70,3%
Silt
16,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
11,5%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
16,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
11,3%
Sand
71,7%
Silt
17,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
16,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.1%
Crops41.9%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)52.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
119,8km
Lake surface here
3,68km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 335km²
Discharge in basins
7,6m³/s
Mean precip.
603mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
34mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
29m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
45,0%
Pesticides
2,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Foret de Birkelane
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
67 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN