Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Region · tgo
Maritime
Togo
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
2 071
Observations
22 285
Area
6 286,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Maritime : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.080
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
2 071 distinct species · 22 285 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 031mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
22,3°C
Elevation: 65 m on average (min -51 m, max 166 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 031mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
22,3°C
Mean alt.
65m
Min
-51m
Max
166m
Std. dev.
39m
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
6,1
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
21,5%
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
6,1
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
22,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
30,1g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
21,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
21,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.5%
Crops31.9%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)40.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 12 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
319,6km
Lake surface here
56,49km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
23 166km²
Discharge in basins
347,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 050mm/an
Mean T°
26,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
261mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
80m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Hahosub-area3 513,8 km²overlap1829.18 km²29%
- Bassin de Ziosub-area2 010,6 km²overlap1517.86 km²24%
- Bassin de Monosub-area1 121,9 km²overlap752.65 km²12%
- Basin #71270sub-area582,9 km²overlap580.44 km²9%
- Basin #23200sub-area624,9 km²overlap287.11 km²5%
- Basin #23220sub-area441 km²overlap223.39 km²4%
- Bassin de Monosub-area350,4 km²overlap204.16 km²3%
- Bassin de Lagune de Gbagansub-area230,7 km²overlap203.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Ziosub-area195,3 km²overlap194.45 km²3%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #71480sub-area96,2 km²overlap95.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Ziosub-area90,3 km²overlap89.92 km²1%
- Basin #23190sub-area139,1 km²overlap74.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Todziesub-area334,8 km²overlap62.50 km²1%
- Bassin de Todziesub-area695,9 km²overlap59.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Lagune de Gbagansub-area58,5 km²overlap58.09 km²1%
- Bassin de Todziesub-area281,9 km²overlap26.31 km²0%
- Basin #23240sub-area356,5 km²overlap25.05 km²0%
- Basin #44310sub-area369,9 km²overlap1.75 km²0%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Lac Togoarea49,6 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lake #80384area4,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1405687area0,7 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1405360area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1405628area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1405647area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1405651area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1405459area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1405629area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Zioord 3len here97.89 km62%total158 km
- Monoord 5len here97.65 km12%total784 km
- Hahoord 4len here77.99 km83%total94 km
- Lagune de Gbaganord 2len here18.32 km85%total22 km
- Lagune de Gbaganord 1len here11.18 km89%total13 km
- Lagune de Gbaganord 1len here10.71 km100%total11 km
- Hohaord 4len here5.90 km24%total25 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
271,3%
Pesticides
4,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN IV · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 1📍 Point sites · 2
Togodo-Sud
IUCN IINational Park · 2005
165 km²
Reserve de Faune de Togodo
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
165 km²
Eto
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1952
115 km²
Amakpapé
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1952
91 km²
Haho-Baloe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1947
54 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac AhéméWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN V20005 245 km²
- Togodo-SudNational ParkIUCN II2005165 km²
- Reserve de Faune de TogodoWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1995165 km²
- EtoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1952115 km²
- AmakpapéForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195291 km²
- Haho-BaloeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported194754 km²
- LiliForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195239 km²
- OuatchidomeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195426 km²
- GameForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported195425 km²
- DjagbleForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported200515 km²
- Togblecopé (Bayeme)Natural resource management areaIUCN IV200510 km²
- AssévéForest ReserveIUCN IV19510 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN