Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Towé
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
471
Observations
1 877
Area
81,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 11 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 Towé : 10 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.127
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
471 distinct species · 1 877 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 069mm
Warmest m°
35,0°C
Coldest m°
22,2°C
Elevation: 75 m on average (min 42 m, max 110 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 069mm
Warmest month
35,0°C
Coldest month
22,2°C
Mean alt.
75m
Min
42m
Max
110m
Std. dev.
17m
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
16,4g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
17,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Pobè
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
18,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
17,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
62,4%
Silt
17,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.9%
Crops19.8%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)56.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
723km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 112mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
428mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
82m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
95,8%
Pesticides
16,9kg/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