Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Chepkorio

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)

Species observed

107

Observations

221

Area

96,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Chepkorio : 20 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
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

107 distinct species · 221 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

221 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 114
114–113
114–113
93–113
< 93

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,2°C

Annual rain

1 507mm

Warmest m°

22,7°C

Coldest m°

8,8°C

Elevation: 2 556 m on average (min 2 286 m, max 2 708 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,2°C
Annual rain
1 507mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
2 556m
Min
2 286m
Max
2 708m
Std. dev.
85m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)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

42,0g/kg

Clay

44,7%

Sand

29,0%

Silt

26,4%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Keiyo South

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
59,9g/kg
Clay
43,6%
Sand
29,5%
Silt
26,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
43,4%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
47,0%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
25,2%

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

Land cover

Forest32.4%
Crops30.5%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)33.5%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Lake surface here

0,02km²

Basins crossed

4

Max drainage

1 403km²

Discharge in basins

1,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 141mm/an

Mean T°

16,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

342mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 148m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

193,7%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Kaptagat

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

129 km²

Kipkabus

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1961

89 km²

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