Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Sokouhoué
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
54
Observations
155
Area
61,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Sokouhoué : 9 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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
54 distinct species · 155 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 044mm
Warmest m°
34,3°C
Coldest m°
21,7°C
Elevation: 113 m on average (min 30 m, max 169 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 044mm
Warmest month
34,3°C
Coldest month
21,7°C
Mean alt.
113m
Min
30m
Max
169m
Std. dev.
40m
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
6,2
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
15,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Djakotomey
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
32,4g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
16,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
63,8%
Silt
15,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
15,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.3%
Crops21.9%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)55.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
22 260km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 021mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
215mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
76m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
178,0%
Pesticides
13,8kg/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