Rivière
Le Mékrou
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Banikoara, Karimama, Tapoa
Total length
5km
Max discharge
28,5m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
1
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- KarimamaAlibori · Benin5.2 kmin this dpt
- BanikoaraAlibori · Benin0.0 kmin this dpt
- TapoaEst · Burkina Faso0.0 kmin this dpt
6 intersecting protected areas
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
W Parks Regional Complex
IUCN IIRegional Park
Site Ramsar du Complexe W
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
W (Benin)
IUCN IINational Park
Parc National du W
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
W du Burkina Faso
IUCN IINational Park
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Species present
485 distinct species · 2 516 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Le Mékrou : 11 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 20.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
5km
Max discharge
28,5m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
1
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.