La Vallée du Sourou
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
212 km²
Commune · BFA
Kassoum
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
25
Area
683,1km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 5 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 Kassoum : 5 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 30.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
5
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.300
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
10 distinct species · 25 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,1°C
Annual rain
707mm
Warmest m°
40,4°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 264 m on average (min 254 m, max 282 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,1°C
Annual rain
707mm
Warmest month
40,4°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
264m
Min
254m
Max
282m
Std. dev.
5m
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
6,5
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
25,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sourou
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
26,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
25,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
23,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.5%
Crops36.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)56.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,3km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
28 959km²
Discharge in basins
4,9m³/s
Mean precip.
630mm/an
Mean T°
28,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,69
Mean runoff
20mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
280m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
28,3%
Pesticides
1,6kg/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