Ontologia

Commune · BEN

Karimama

Benin

AwTropical, savannah(51 %)

Species observed

954

Observations

17 542

Area

2 633,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Karimama : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
41
Connectance
0.088
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

954 distinct species · 17 542 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

17 542 obs · 81 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 684
425–2 683
147–424
96–146
< 96

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

29,1°C

Annual rain

831mm

Warmest m°

40,6°C

Coldest m°

18,7°C

Elevation: 232 m on average (min 160 m, max 295 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,1°C
Annual rain
831mm
Warmest month
40,6°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
232m
Min
160m
Max
295m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(51 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

9,0g/kg

Clay

22,4%

Sand

51,4%

Silt

26,2%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Karimama

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
26,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
25,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest15.9%
Crops13.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)70.5%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 10 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

244,3km

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

1 252 305km²

Discharge in basins

319,0m³/s

Mean precip.

824mm/an

Mean T°

28,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,59

Mean runoff

84mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

241m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

3,9%

Pesticides

9,1kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas7

IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Ib · 1📍 Point sites · 1

W (Benin)

IUCN II

National Park · 1954

5 784 km²

Dosso

IUCN IV

Partial Fauna Reserve · 1962

5 423 km²

Djona

IUCN VI

Hunting Zone · 1980

1 187 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN