Gola Forest National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2003
980 km²
District · SLE
Kenema
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(97 %)
Species observed
1 260
Observations
14 283
Area
6 216,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Kenema : 12 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.106
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
1 260 distinct species · 14 283 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
2 552mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
21,0°C
Elevation: 206 m on average (min 61 m, max 610 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
2 552mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
21,0°C
Mean alt.
206m
Min
61m
Max
610m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
51,1%
Silt
20,5%
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
5,2
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
20,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
20,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
20,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest65.1%
Crops0.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)34.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 2 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
661,3km
Lake surface here
0,43km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
19 650km²
Discharge in basins
1 571,7m³/s
Mean precip.
2 803mm/an
Mean T°
25,8°C
Moisture idx
0,39
Mean runoff
1 640mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
208m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Moasub-area2 552,4 km²overlap1410.41 km²23%
- Bassin de Malesub-area2 343,3 km²overlap842.13 km²14%
- Bassin de Waanjesub-area1 179,7 km²overlap727.44 km²12%
- Bassin de Mahosub-area823,9 km²overlap684.48 km²11%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area501,9 km²overlap428.35 km²7%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area740,2 km²overlap390.20 km²6%
- Bassin de Streamsub-area366,2 km²overlap364.68 km²6%
- Bassin de Morrosub-area2 079,4 km²overlap353.44 km²6%
- Bassin de Teyesub-area2 088,7 km²overlap327.81 km²5%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Streamsub-area269,7 km²overlap196.64 km²3%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area387,2 km²overlap168.91 km²3%
- Bassin de Moasub-area1 086,7 km²overlap98.92 km²2%
- Bassin de Manosub-area608,2 km²overlap83.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Falimasub-area683,7 km²overlap79.12 km²1%
- Bassin de Waanjesub-area473,6 km²overlap46.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Sewasub-area346,8 km²overlap13.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Gbeyarsub-area1 337,9 km²overlap0.71 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Sewaord 6len here132.94 km27%total494 km
- Moaord 6len here126.05 km21%total599 km
- Woaord 4len here67.67 km78%total87 km
- Waanjeord 5len here57.69 km15%total384 km
- Morroord 4len here49.82 km31%total163 km
- Maleord 6len here46.48 km29%total159 km
- Streamord 4len here35.68 km80%total45 km
- Manoord 5len here32.21 km15%total221 km
- Mahoord 4len here29.99 km36%total83 km
- Falimaord 4len here15.39 km15%total104 km
- Tigpoyeord 3len here12.35 km100%total12 km
- Makon Riverord 3len here11.69 km100%total12 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
26,1%
Pesticides
11,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 10IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Gola-Tiwai Complex
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2025
712 km²
Gola Rainforest National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2010
710 km²
Kambui Hills and Extensions
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
653 km²
Gboi Hills 1
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1922
233 km²
Kambui South
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1920
107 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Gola Forest National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported2003980 km²
- Gola-Tiwai ComplexWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2025712 km²
- Gola Rainforest National ParkNational ParkIUCN II2010710 km²
- Kambui Hills and ExtensionsForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported653 km²
- Gboi Hills 1Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1922233 km²
- Kambui SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1920107 km²
- Bojeni HillsForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported192344 km²
- Dodo HillsForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported192142 km²
- SahunForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported34 km²
- TajayeiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported34 km²
- Nimini SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported192132 km²
- GafeleForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported198220 km²
- Tiwai Island SanctuaryGame Sanctuary / Non-hunting Forest ReserveIUCN IV198713 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN