Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Lonkly
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
36
Observations
71
Area
141,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 4 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 Lonkly : 4 espèces reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.333
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
36 distinct species · 71 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 113mm
Warmest m°
35,0°C
Coldest m°
21,7°C
Elevation: 136 m on average (min 90 m, max 173 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 113mm
Warmest month
35,0°C
Coldest month
21,7°C
Mean alt.
136m
Min
90m
Max
173m
Std. dev.
19m
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
6,3
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
16,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Aplahoué
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
16,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
18,4%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
16,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
16,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.4%
Crops34.3%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)41.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,1km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
20 768km²
Discharge in basins
9,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 041mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
275mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
114m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, 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
40,7%
Pesticides
12,5kg/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