Central Shendam
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
147 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Shendam
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
242
Observations
3 465
Area
2 491,1km²
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 Shendam : 19 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.067
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
242 distinct species · 3 465 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,1°C
Annual rain
899mm
Warmest m°
37,9°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 185 m on average (min 100 m, max 375 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,1°C
Annual rain
899mm
Warmest month
37,9°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
185m
Min
100m
Max
375m
Std. dev.
44m
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
6,0
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
20,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
21,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
21,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.4%
Crops40.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)50.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 5 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
107,2km
Lake surface here
3,50km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
262 464km²
Discharge in basins
332,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 171mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
284mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
214m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de River Ankwesub-area2 124 km²overlap663.31 km²27%
- Bassin de Shemankersub-area564,4 km²overlap543.39 km²22%
- Bassin de Shemankersub-area906,3 km²overlap383.13 km²15%
- Bassin de Shemankersub-area720,1 km²overlap292.27 km²12%
- Basin #77530sub-area862 km²overlap244.03 km²10%
- Basin #91070sub-area538,8 km²overlap213.44 km²9%
- Bassin de Benuesub-area777 km²overlap107.88 km²4%
- Bassin de Shemankersub-area692 km²overlap29.85 km²1%
- Bassin de Shemankersub-area554,2 km²overlap9.84 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (5, top by area)
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
0,0nW
Built-up
58,6%
Pesticides
43,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Kurmi Kurayi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
18 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN