Delta du Saloum
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1984
3 187 km²
Department · SEN
Foundiougne
Senegal
BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)
Species observed
1 375
Observations
74 970
Area
3 067,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Foundiougne : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.059
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 375 distinct species · 74 970 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
669mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 9 m on average (min -58 m, max 44 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
669mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
9m
Min
-58m
Max
44m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
69,7%
Silt
12,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
70,4%
Silt
13,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
70,9%
Silt
12,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
12,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.2%
Crops25.9%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)59.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 9 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
240,1km
Lake surface here
2,90km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
32 923km²
Discharge in basins
14,2m³/s
Mean precip.
719mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
62mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
13m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Bandiabsub-area1 335 km²overlap724.80 km²24%
- Bassin de Koular Bôlonsub-area1 695,5 km²overlap551.33 km²18%
- Bassin de Bolon Guiorsub-area540,8 km²overlap533.88 km²17%
- Bassin de Diombossub-area279,3 km²overlap278.30 km²9%
- Basin #26970sub-area208 km²overlap207.24 km²7%
- Bassin de Toubacoutasub-area247,6 km²overlap196.63 km²6%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area769,8 km²overlap180.77 km²6%
- Bassin de Khabaksub-area650,3 km²overlap91.06 km²3%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area481,1 km²overlap88.77 km²3%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #27030sub-area68,1 km²overlap35.30 km²1%
- Basin #26980sub-area26 km²overlap25.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Sinésub-area833,8 km²overlap20.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Juruuku Bolonsub-area195,6 km²overlap2.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Marigot de Faoyesub-area4,1 km²overlap2.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Marigot de Faoyesub-area467,2 km²overlap2.38 km²0%
- Basin #26960sub-area1 km²overlap0.99 km²0%
- Basin #27050sub-area1 026,9 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lac 1397761area0,8 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1397809area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1397797area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1397979area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1397872area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1397993area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1397954area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1398124area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1398099area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Koular Bôlonord 3len here45.31 km41%total110 km
- Saloumord 6len here39.61 km6%total629 km
- Bandiabord 2len here35.08 km100%total35 km
- Diombosord 2len here28.24 km100%total28 km
- Bandialaord 1len here19.95 km100%total20 km
- Bolon Guiorord 2len here16.53 km100%total17 km
- Bandiabord 1len here12.12 km100%total12 km
- Toubacoutaord 2len here8.37 km100%total8 km
- Bôlon de Dioganeord 2len here7.45 km100%total7 km
- Sineord 5len here7.16 km19%total37 km
- Bôlon Soukotoord 2len here6.29 km100%total6 km
- Bôlon Mansarinkoord 3len here5.72 km100%total6 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
42,7%
Pesticides
2,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN VI · 6IUCN II · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 13
Delta du Saloum
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1980
3 187 km²
AMP Sangomar
IUCN VIMarine Protected Area
874 km²
Delta du Saloum
IUCN IINational Park · 1976
761 km²
Delta du Saloum
IUCN IINational Park · 1976
565 km²
AMP Gandoule
IUCN VIMarine Protected Area
281 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- Delta du SaloumWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19843 187 km²
- Delta du SaloumUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19803 187 km²
- AMP SangomarMarine Protected AreaIUCN VI874 km²
- Delta du SaloumNational ParkIUCN II1976761 km²
- Delta du SaloumNational ParkIUCN II1976565 km²
- AMP GandouleMarine Protected AreaIUCN VI281 km²
- AMP SokoneMarine Protected AreaIUCN VI2023214 km²
- Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de PalmarinCommunity Nature ReserveIUCN VI2001105 km²
- PalmarinCommunity Nature ReserveIUCN VI2001105 km²
- Réserve Naturelle Communautaire de PalmarinWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN VI2017105 km²
- Foret de FathalaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported72 km²
- AMP BamboungMarine Protected AreaIUCN II70 km²
- Foret de BariaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported54 km²
- NiumiNational ParkIUCN II198647 km²
- Foret de WélorForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported47 km²
- Foret de PatakoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported43 km²
- Foret de SangakoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported25 km²
- Foret de SaboyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported21 km²
- Foret de SokoneForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN