Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Chaik

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)

Species observed

248

Observations

676

Area

250,4km²

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 Chaik : 21 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.091
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

248 distinct species · 676 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

676 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 439
439–438
227–438
227–226
< 227

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,6°C

Annual rain

2 047mm

Warmest m°

23,3°C

Coldest m°

10,8°C

Elevation: 2 153 m on average (min 1 724 m, max 2 423 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
2 047mm
Warmest month
23,3°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
2 153m
Min
1 724m
Max
2 423m
Std. dev.
165m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,2

Org. C

52,7g/kg

Clay

39,2%

Sand

33,2%

Silt

27,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Belgut

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
71,9g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
27,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
51,2g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
34,9g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest65.5%
Crops12.1%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)21.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

5,8km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 573km²

Discharge in basins

3,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 521mm/an

Mean T°

16,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,06

Mean runoff

368mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 189m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

53,7%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Western Mau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

226 km²

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