Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Sazoué
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
296
Observations
417
Area
13,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Sazoué : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
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
296 distinct species · 417 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,9°C
Annual rain
991mm
Warmest m°
32,3°C
Coldest m°
22,8°C
Elevation: 7 m on average (min 6 m, max 21 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
991mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
22,8°C
Mean alt.
7m
Min
6m
Max
21m
Std. dev.
3m
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
5,7
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
27,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Grand-Popo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
36,7g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
27,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
26,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.4%
Crops10.1%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)62.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
23 166km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
987mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
209mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
41m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
75,3%
Pesticides
13,7kg/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