Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Adu
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)
Species observed
788
Observations
14 100
Area
5 306km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Adu : 9 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.156
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
788 distinct species · 14 100 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,4°C
Annual rain
675mm
Warmest m°
33,4°C
Coldest m°
20,8°C
Elevation: 155 m on average (min -2 m, max 365 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,4°C
Annual rain
675mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
20,8°C
Mean alt.
155m
Min
-2m
Max
365m
Std. dev.
56m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
22,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Magarini
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
22,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
22,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.8%
Crops11.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)67.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 4 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
93,8km
Lake surface here
4,08km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
34 964km²
Discharge in basins
48,8m³/s
Mean precip.
741mm/an
Mean T°
25,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
56mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
155m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #11940sub-area1 395,4 km²overlap1017.16 km²19%
- Bassin de Voisub-area3 035,5 km²overlap793.63 km²15%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area1 695,7 km²overlap707.84 km²13%
- Basin #98490sub-area677,4 km²overlap665.37 km²13%
- Basin #08480sub-area1 482,6 km²overlap655.50 km²12%
- Basin #98400sub-area1 340,9 km²overlap529.63 km²10%
- Basin #10360sub-area426,4 km²overlap410.76 km²8%
- Basin #10350sub-area368,1 km²overlap260.97 km²5%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area324,1 km²overlap113.55 km²2%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
3,8%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Tana River Delta Ramsar Site
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 623 km²
Mangrove Swamps
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1991
281 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN