Foret de Malem Niani
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
434 km²
Subdivision · SEN
Mereto
Senegal
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
150
Observations
184
Area
371,7km²
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 Mereto : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.099
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
150 distinct species · 184 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,2°C
Annual rain
736mm
Warmest m°
39,8°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 45 m on average (min 31 m, max 50 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,2°C
Annual rain
736mm
Warmest month
39,8°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
45m
Min
31m
Max
50m
Std. dev.
4m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
14,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Koupentoum
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
14,8%
Sand
71,8%
Silt
13,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
16,7%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
15,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
5,3g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
14,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.4%
Crops42.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)49.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
1 484km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
716mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
37mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
44m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
16,0%
Pesticides
2,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN