Dutsen Kurafe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
14 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Karu
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
253
Observations
2 176
Area
2 646,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Karu : 27 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.066
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
253 distinct species · 2 176 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 327mm
Warmest m°
35,9°C
Coldest m°
21,0°C
Elevation: 400 m on average (min 225 m, max 797 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 327mm
Warmest month
35,9°C
Coldest month
21,0°C
Mean alt.
400m
Min
225m
Max
797m
Std. dev.
106m
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
5,6
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
17,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
16,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.4%
Crops33.5%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)47.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,11km²
Basins crossed
14
Max drainage
3 399km²
Discharge in basins
98,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 412mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
413mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
408m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #79060sub-area1 017,9 km²overlap474.61 km²18%
- Basin #63630sub-area429,8 km²overlap427.99 km²16%
- Basin #54710sub-area407,3 km²overlap307.59 km²12%
- Basin #63620sub-area382,1 km²overlap300.17 km²11%
- Basin #79390sub-area930,3 km²overlap296.23 km²11%
- Basin #53020sub-area296,4 km²overlap295.22 km²11%
- Bassin de Kano Streamsub-area1 776,7 km²overlap244.03 km²9%
- Basin #50810sub-area416,8 km²overlap177.24 km²7%
- Basin #54810sub-area58,3 km²overlap58.06 km²2%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
166,9%
Pesticides
43,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN