Sherbro River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 747 km²
District · SLE
Moyamba
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
574
Observations
1 430
Area
6 959km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Moyamba : 22 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.080
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
574 distinct species · 1 430 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,7°C
Annual rain
3 077mm
Warmest m°
32,6°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 40 m on average (min -121 m, max 253 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,7°C
Annual rain
3 077mm
Warmest month
32,6°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
40m
Min
-121m
Max
253m
Std. dev.
29m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
30,4g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
48,0%
Silt
25,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
49,5%
Silt
25,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
47,7%
Silt
25,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
25,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest46.6%
Crops1.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)51.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 5 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
406,5km
Lake surface here
12,89km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 515km²
Discharge in basins
504,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 975mm/an
Mean T°
26,2°C
Moisture idx
0,48
Mean runoff
2 013mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
52m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gbangbaiasub-area2 676 km²overlap2093.82 km²30%
- Basin #25190sub-area1 374,9 km²overlap1343.79 km²19%
- Bassin de Jongsub-area2 115,5 km²overlap1325.71 km²19%
- Basin #25240sub-area1 080 km²overlap1075.51 km²15%
- Bassin de Tabesub-area1 862,1 km²overlap482.79 km²7%
- Bassin de No 2 Riversub-area2 153,4 km²overlap472.15 km²7%
- Bassin de Jongsub-area1 535,6 km²overlap103.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Teyesub-area2 088,7 km²overlap56.27 km²1%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
14,3%
Pesticides
12,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 6🌊 Marine · 2
Yawri Bay
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
919 km²
Tabe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
56 km²
Kasewe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1914
45 km²
Moyamba Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1921
16 km²
Singamba
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1928
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN