Commune · CMR
Touroua
Cameroon
Species observed
168
Observations
302
Area
1 774,2km²
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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Touroua : 13 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
168 distinct species · 302 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
1 117mm
Warmest m°
38,9°C
Coldest m°
18,5°C
Elevation: 243 m on average (min 166 m, max 568 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
30,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Bénoué
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 18 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
224,6km
Lake surface here
15,20km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
97 223km²
Discharge in basins
767,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 098mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
224mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
270m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin du Farosub-area1 083 km²overlap541.42 km²31%
- Bassin de Bénouésub-area919,2 km²overlap427.06 km²24%
- Bassin de Bénouésub-area867 km²overlap344.29 km²19%
- Bassin de Mayo Pounkosub-area919,6 km²overlap237.76 km²13%
- Bassin du Farosub-area2 082,8 km²overlap77.68 km²4%
- Bassin de Bénouésub-area413,1 km²overlap70.89 km²4%
- Bassin de Benuesub-area631,1 km²overlap51.96 km²3%
- Bassin de Mayo Tielsub-area3 239,2 km²overlap19.01 km²1%
- Bassin de Bénouésub-area4,1 km²overlap4.13 km²0%
Lakes (18, top by area)
- Lac Wéléarea3,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #79890area2,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #79900area2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Goromarea1,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #79884area1,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #79894area1,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1403035area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1403016area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1403088area0,5 km²avg depth2.2 m
9 more lakes
- Lac 1403006area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1402998area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1403070area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1403103area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1402976area0,3 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1403101area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1403057area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1403055area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1403036area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
Rivers / streams (4, 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
13,9%
Pesticides
2,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)