Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Buwabwala
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(77 %)
Species observed
37
Observations
70
Area
134,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 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 Buwabwala : 7 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 21.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.214
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
37 distinct species · 70 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,8°C
Annual rain
4 679mm
Warmest m°
21,0°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 2 229 m on average (min 1 229 m, max 3 185 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
4 679mm
Warmest month
21,0°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
2 229m
Min
1 229m
Max
3 185m
Std. dev.
546m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(77 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
53,3g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
27,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bubulo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
73,2g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
27,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
50,4g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
36,5g/kg
Clay
43,0%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest52.3%
Crops16.8%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)29.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
2 380km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 422mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
219mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 377m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
105,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN