Sherbro River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 747 km²
Commune · SLE
Jong
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
38
Observations
43
Area
432,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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 Jong : 6 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 20.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.200
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
38 distinct species · 43 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
3 294mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
22,7°C
Elevation: 13 m on average (min 2 m, max 86 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
3 294mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
22,7°C
Mean alt.
13m
Min
2m
Max
86m
Std. dev.
14m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
37,2g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
27,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiMaggregated to Bonthe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
46,3g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
35,8g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
27,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
27,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest44.1%
Crops3.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
32,5km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
18 539km²
Discharge in basins
501,7m³/s
Mean precip.
3 247mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
0,52
Mean runoff
1 966mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
28m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #19880sub-area348,6 km²overlap153.45 km²35%
- Bassin de Jongsub-area2 115,5 km²overlap138.01 km²32%
- Bassin de Jongsub-area1 535,6 km²overlap66.67 km²15%
- Basin #25070sub-area39,8 km²overlap39.63 km²9%
- Basin #25060sub-area229,5 km²overlap29.19 km²7%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area1 079,1 km²overlap2.93 km²1%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area273,8 km²overlap2.55 km²1%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
32,5%
Pesticides
12,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN