Ontologia

Commune · BEN

Kouarfa

Benin

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

545

Observations

1 962

Area

602,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Kouarfa : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.078
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

545 distinct species · 1 962 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 962 obs · 18 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 344
308–343
178–307
52–177
< 52

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

Climate

Mean T°

26,2°C

Annual rain

1 164mm

Warmest m°

36,6°C

Coldest m°

18,2°C

Elevation: 455 m on average (min 340 m, max 600 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
1 164mm
Warmest month
36,6°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
455m
Min
340m
Max
600m
Std. dev.
68m
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

6,0

Org. C

11,0g/kg

Clay

20,2%

Sand

57,4%

Silt

22,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Toucountouna

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
22,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
19,1%
Sand
58,5%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
21,7%

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

Land cover

Forest26.2%
Crops9.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)64.2%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

6

Max drainage

1 223km²

Discharge in basins

9,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 115mm/an

Mean T°

26,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

276mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

453m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Built-up

16,0%

Pesticides

10,2kg/km²

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