Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Grand-Popo
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
885
Observations
2 362
Area
29,1km²
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 Grand-Popo : 33 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 2 bulles famille, 25 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 2 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.042
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
885 distinct species · 2 362 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
964mm
Warmest m°
31,4°C
Coldest m°
23,2°C
Elevation: 2 m on average (min -6 m, max 4 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,0°C
Annual rain
964mm
Warmest month
31,4°C
Coldest month
23,2°C
Mean alt.
2m
Min
-6m
Max
4m
Std. dev.
1m
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
5,7
Org. C
22,8g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
21,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Grand-Popo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
21,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
21,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
17,2g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
48,8%
Silt
20,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.0%
Crops7.4%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)70.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,1km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
24 089km²
Discharge in basins
77,3m³/s
Mean precip.
986mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
246mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
16m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Monosub-area55,6 km²overlap11.71 km²40%
- Bassin de Sazuésub-area921,7 km²overlap5.57 km²19%
- Bassin de Lagune de Gbagansub-area230,7 km²overlap5.39 km²18%
- Bassin de Monosub-area350,4 km²overlap5.07 km²17%
- Bassin de Monosub-area1,3 km²overlap1.02 km²3%
- Bassin de Couffosub-area3 663,6 km²overlap0.37 km²1%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
248,0%
Pesticides
4,2kg/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