Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Athi

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)

Species observed

914

Observations

7 404

Area

4 602,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Athi : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

914 distinct species · 7 404 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

7 404 obs · 106 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 648
202–647
23–201
6–22
< 6

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

25,3°C

Annual rain

610mm

Warmest m°

32,3°C

Coldest m°

18,2°C

Elevation: 539 m on average (min 202 m, max 966 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,3°C
Annual rain
610mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
539m
Min
202m
Max
966m
Std. dev.
177m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(96 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

11,3g/kg

Clay

27,9%

Sand

56,7%

Silt

15,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Kitui South

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
57,7%
Silt
15,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
14,9%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest13.7%
Crops10.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)72.9%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology17 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

271,0km

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

34 964km²

Discharge in basins

210,1m³/s

Mean precip.

762mm/an

Mean T°

24,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,57

Mean runoff

70mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

511m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

7,8%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas3

IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Tsavo East

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

13 381 km²

Tsavo West

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

7 024 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN