Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
6 038 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Kukawa
Nigeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(89 %)
Species observed
25
Observations
68
Area
2 078,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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 Kukawa : 6 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.267
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
25 distinct species · 68 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,0°C
Annual rain
364mm
Warmest m°
40,8°C
Coldest m°
14,7°C
Elevation: 287 m on average (min 279 m, max 292 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,0°C
Annual rain
364mm
Warmest month
40,8°C
Coldest month
14,7°C
Mean alt.
287m
Min
279m
Max
292m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(89 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
4,6g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
66,9%
Silt
17,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
4,9g/kg
Clay
14,5%
Sand
67,9%
Silt
17,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
4,3g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
4,7g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
16,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.4%
Crops28.1%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)67.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
4,06km²
Basins crossed
14
Max drainage
248 079km²
Discharge in basins
17,1m³/s
Mean precip.
351mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,83
Mean runoff
20mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
290m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #07490sub-area2 303,9 km²overlap414.12 km²20%
- Basin #03530sub-area715,2 km²overlap326.81 km²16%
- Basin #00130sub-area296,6 km²overlap295.48 km²14%
- Basin #91580sub-area914,3 km²overlap215.48 km²10%
- Basin #93400sub-area1 184,2 km²overlap197.94 km²10%
- Basin #91820sub-area305,4 km²overlap192.58 km²9%
- Basin #01370sub-area151 km²overlap150.41 km²7%
- Basin #01650sub-area899,9 km²overlap143.08 km²7%
- Basin #00500sub-area772,8 km²overlap105.94 km²5%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
16,0%
Pesticides
24,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 5
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN