Kandadji
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2017
12 011 km²
Commune · NER
Dessa
Niger
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
29
Observations
56
Area
470,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 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 Dessa : 4 espèces reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.333
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
29 distinct species · 56 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
30,0°C
Annual rain
321mm
Warmest m°
41,2°C
Coldest m°
15,5°C
Elevation: 219 m on average (min 207 m, max 234 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
30,0°C
Annual rain
321mm
Warmest month
41,2°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
219m
Min
207m
Max
234m
Std. dev.
7m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
4,1g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
20,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Tillabéry
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
5,5g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
20,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
2,7g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
20,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.3%
Crops38.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil5.0%
Other (grassland, water…)52.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
80,2km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
613 303km²
Discharge in basins
1 528,3m³/s
Mean precip.
294mm/an
Mean T°
29,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,86
Mean runoff
12mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
246m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 228 km²overlap87.93 km²19%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area179 km²overlap81.30 km²17%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 126,1 km²overlap80.96 km²17%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area514,2 km²overlap72.19 km²15%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area792,5 km²overlap61.83 km²13%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 233,5 km²overlap52.48 km²11%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area48,1 km²overlap21.60 km²5%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area9,2 km²overlap7.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Gorouolsub-area2 602,6 km²overlap3.98 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (1, 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
41,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN