Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Koudo
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
86
Observations
653
Area
69,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Koudo : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.077
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
86 distinct species · 653 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 131mm
Warmest m°
33,7°C
Coldest m°
22,2°C
Elevation: 47 m on average (min 16 m, max 98 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 131mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
22,2°C
Mean alt.
47m
Min
16m
Max
98m
Std. dev.
18m
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
21,7g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
20,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Lokossa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
20,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
19,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.2%
Crops13.7%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)56.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
922km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
989mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
209mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
43m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
91,6%
Pesticides
14,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN