Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Ekpè
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
113
Observations
288
Area
42,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Ekpè : 16 espèces + 1 bulle famille, 13 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 1 bulle regroupe des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
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
113 distinct species · 288 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 244mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
23,6°C
Elevation: -0 m on average (min -23 m, max 5 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 244mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
23,6°C
Mean alt.
-0m
Min
-23m
Max
5m
Std. dev.
6m
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
5,6
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
21,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sèmè-Kpodji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
22,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
21,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
21,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.9%
Crops5.3%
Built-up13.4%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)73.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
4,12km²
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
56 634km²
Discharge in basins
19,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 358mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Mean runoff
550mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
22hab/km²
Night light
3,0nW
Built-up
1 344,5%
Pesticides
12,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN