Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Monsourou
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
533
Observations
20 332
Area
576,4km²
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 Monsourou : 4 espèces + 0 bulles famille, 2 interactions GloBI documentées sur 1 type (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
533 distinct species · 20 332 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest m°
35,6°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 154 m on average (min 93 m, max 198 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,0°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest month
35,6°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
154m
Min
93m
Max
198m
Std. dev.
20m
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
6,4
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
20,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Djidja
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
20,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
63,7%
Silt
21,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
62,8%
Silt
20,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.8%
Crops35.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)41.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,5km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 292km²
Discharge in basins
5,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 046mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
230mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
155m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
15,1%
Pesticides
14,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN