Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Lokossa
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
442
Observations
804
Area
67,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Lokossa : 35 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 4.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.043
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
442 distinct species · 804 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 042mm
Warmest m°
33,6°C
Coldest m°
22,3°C
Elevation: 34 m on average (min 14 m, max 88 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 042mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
22,3°C
Mean alt.
34m
Min
14m
Max
88m
Std. dev.
15m
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
5,9
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
23,6%
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
5,9
Org. C
38,2g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
24,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
25,1g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
23,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
22,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.1%
Crops12.4%
Built-up5.0%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)59.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,7km
Lake surface here
0,58km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
23 166km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 010mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
211mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
62m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
13hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
496,7%
Pesticides
14,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN