Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Athi River

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

262

Observations

984

Area

71,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 River : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.071
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

262 distinct species · 984 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

984 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 984
984–983
984–983
984–983
< 984

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,7°C

Annual rain

758mm

Warmest m°

26,7°C

Coldest m°

12,9°C

Elevation: 1 549 m on average (min 1 497 m, max 1 642 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,7°C
Annual rain
758mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
12,9°C
Mean alt.
1 549m
Min
1 497m
Max
1 642m
Std. dev.
29m
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

6,8

Org. C

17,4g/kg

Clay

40,7%

Sand

39,0%

Silt

20,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mavoko

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
21,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
20,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
43,3%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
19,1%

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

Land cover

Forest5.4%
Crops31.7%
Built-up4.3%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)57.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,2km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 175km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

734mm/an

Mean T°

18,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,53

Mean runoff

79mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 716m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

7hab/km²

Night light

5,8nW

Built-up

435,3%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Nairobi

IUCN II

National Park · 1946

116 km²

Nairobi

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 2020

10 km²

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