Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Houéyogbé
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
246
Observations
375
Area
67,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 5 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 Houéyogbé : 5 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 30.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
5
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.300
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
246 distinct species · 375 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 037mm
Warmest m°
33,1°C
Coldest m°
22,4°C
Elevation: 34 m on average (min 10 m, max 76 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 037mm
Warmest month
33,1°C
Coldest month
22,4°C
Mean alt.
34m
Min
10m
Max
76m
Std. dev.
17m
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
5,9
Org. C
26,4g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
22,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Houéyogbé
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
23,6g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
22,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
21,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.9%
Crops11.6%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)59.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,1km
Lake surface here
0,10km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
922km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
989mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
209mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
43m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
95,2%
Pesticides
13,9kg/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