Scarcies River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 467 km²
District · SLE
Kambia
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(84 %)
Species observed
205
Observations
599
Area
3 081,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 46 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 Kambia : 37 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
46
Interactions affichées
43
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
205 distinct species · 599 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,5°C
Annual rain
2 533mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 40 m on average (min -4 m, max 120 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,5°C
Annual rain
2 533mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
40m
Min
-4m
Max
120m
Std. dev.
26m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(84 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
29,8%
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
5,4
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
24,7g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
38,0%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest35.6%
Crops7.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)56.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
452,2km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
18 627km²
Discharge in basins
803,9m³/s
Mean precip.
2 849mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
0,39
Mean runoff
1 989mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
65m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Great Scarciessub-area2 819,6 km²overlap1643.14 km²53%
- Bassin de Little Scarciessub-area1 121,5 km²overlap743.52 km²24%
- Basin #25480sub-area427,4 km²overlap314.84 km²10%
- Bassin de Little Scarciessub-area888,3 km²overlap209.40 km²7%
- Bassin de Little Scarciessub-area687,9 km²overlap83.42 km²3%
- Bassin de Great Scarciessub-area52,8 km²overlap47.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Bankasokasub-area1 789,4 km²overlap21.30 km²1%
- Basin #25520sub-area728 km²overlap10.68 km²0%
- Bassin de Mawolokosub-area1 004,4 km²overlap3.98 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Great Scarciesord 5len here238.41 km61%total389 km
- Little Scarciesord 6len here183.40 km34%total532 km
- Kulunaord 3len here11.81 km46%total26 km
- Guinée - Sierra Leoneord 5len here9.60 km71%total14 km
- Mawolokoord 5len here2.98 km11%total27 km
- Great Scarciesord 1len here2.27 km100%total2 km
- Great Scarciesord 1len here1.62 km100%total2 km
- Mabole Riverord 5len here1.44 km3%total57 km
- Great Scarciesord 1len here0.69 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
31,8%
Pesticides
13,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN