Foret de Wélor
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
47 km²
Department · SEN
Kaolack
Senegal
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
553
Observations
14 554
Area
1 899km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Kaolack : 27 espèces reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.080
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
553 distinct species · 14 554 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
615mm
Warmest m°
36,7°C
Coldest m°
17,6°C
Elevation: 13 m on average (min -0 m, max 37 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
615mm
Warmest month
36,7°C
Coldest month
17,6°C
Mean alt.
13m
Min
-0m
Max
37m
Std. dev.
9m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
13,1%
Sand
74,6%
Silt
12,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
11,9%
Sand
75,7%
Silt
12,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
11,3%
Sand
76,2%
Silt
12,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
71,9%
Silt
12,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.3%
Crops36.0%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil4.6%
Other (grassland, water…)54.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 11 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
121,9km
Lake surface here
13,81km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
14 097km²
Discharge in basins
49,1m³/s
Mean precip.
631mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,70
Mean runoff
39mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
17m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #56610sub-area590,9 km²overlap479.69 km²25%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area769,8 km²overlap378.31 km²20%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area867 km²overlap344.30 km²18%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area481,1 km²overlap296.58 km²16%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area195,1 km²overlap131.84 km²7%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area71,9 km²overlap63.51 km²3%
- Basin #74770sub-area598 km²overlap59.39 km²3%
- Bassin de Saloumsub-area602,8 km²overlap42.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Sinésub-area833,8 km²overlap39.90 km²2%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lake #79080area5,9 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #79079area2,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #79078area2,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1397777area0,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1397747area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1397711area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1397787area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1397773area0,3 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1397778area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
108,7%
Pesticides
2,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN