Kiang West
IUCN IINational Park · 1987
229 km²
Division · gmb
Lower River
Gambia
BShArid, steppe, hot(60 %)
Species observed
903
Observations
76 809
Area
1 495km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Lower River : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.063
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
903 distinct species · 76 809 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
811mm
Warmest m°
36,4°C
Coldest m°
18,2°C
Elevation: 17 m on average (min -1 m, max 45 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
811mm
Warmest month
36,4°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
17m
Min
-1m
Max
45m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(60 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
59,1%
Silt
20,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
59,3%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
59,7%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
58,4%
Silt
19,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.4%
Crops12.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)64.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
160,1km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
72 617km²
Discharge in basins
154,0m³/s
Mean precip.
807mm/an
Mean T°
27,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
88mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
23m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gambia Riversub-area1 375,4 km²overlap638.02 km²43%
- Bassin de Bitang Boloŋsub-area1 614,6 km²overlap323.28 km²22%
- Bassin de Gambia Riversub-area515,1 km²overlap318.19 km²21%
- Bassin de Janneh Kunda Bolonsub-area119,1 km²overlap116.60 km²8%
- Bassin de Pakaliba Bridgesub-area1 681,8 km²overlap87.76 km²6%
- Bassin de Bulok Bolonsub-area1 125,2 km²overlap6.71 km²0%
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Gambia Riverord 6len here52.97 km13%total403 km
- Bitang Boloŋord 3len here49.26 km22%total222 km
- Nganingkoi Bolonord 2len here22.38 km100%total22 km
- Pakaliba Bridgeord 6len here18.74 km59%total32 km
- Janneh Kunda Bolonord 1len here5.76 km97%total6 km
- Janneh Kunda Bolonord 1len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Jurnutung Bolonord 1len here5.32 km95%total6 km
- Jurkngkumau Bolonord 2len here0.06 km0%total15 km
- Kassang Bolonord 2len here≈ tangenttotal5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
30,6%
Pesticides
18,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 4IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Bintang
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
12 km²
Bambako
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
10 km²
Barrow Kunda
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
4 km²
Tintiba and Dumbuto
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN