Scarcies River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 467 km²
Commune · SLE
Loko Massama
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
85
Observations
114
Area
929km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Loko Massama : 13 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.105
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
85 distinct species · 114 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
3 039mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
23,5°C
Elevation: 9 m on average (min -2 m, max 29 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
3 039mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
23,5°C
Mean alt.
9m
Min
-2m
Max
29m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
37,2%
Silt
30,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Port Loko
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
31,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
29,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.1%
Crops8.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)51.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 5 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
61,3km
Lake surface here
0,92km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
18 627km²
Discharge in basins
206,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 891mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
0,46
Mean runoff
2 198mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
31m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
26,9%
Pesticides
13,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2🌊 Marine · 2
Sierra Leone River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 1999
656 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN