Katsina-Ala
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
1 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Katsina-Ala
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
70
Observations
287
Area
2 689,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Katsina-Ala : 14 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.100
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
70 distinct species · 287 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
1 433mm
Warmest m°
36,3°C
Coldest m°
21,7°C
Elevation: 174 m on average (min 97 m, max 302 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
1 433mm
Warmest month
36,3°C
Coldest month
21,7°C
Mean alt.
174m
Min
97m
Max
302m
Std. dev.
30m
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
12,6g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
20,6%
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
17,9g/kg
Clay
14,9%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
20,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
64,5%
Silt
21,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
20,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.1%
Crops31.5%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)54.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
137,2km
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
21 061km²
Discharge in basins
1 909,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 471mm/an
Mean T°
26,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
571mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
197m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area1 770,2 km²overlap1303.27 km²48%
- Bassin de Dongasub-area918,1 km²overlap340.10 km²13%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area348,3 km²overlap177.33 km²7%
- Bassin de River Zambukasub-area2 743,3 km²overlap153.87 km²6%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area174,1 km²overlap139.45 km²5%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area766,8 km²overlap133.21 km²5%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area133,3 km²overlap132.69 km²5%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area103,5 km²overlap76.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Katsina Alasub-area197,4 km²overlap70.72 km²3%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
112,8%
Pesticides
42,6kg/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