Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Chuka/Igambang'Ombe

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(73 %)

Species observed

411

Observations

870

Area

509,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Chuka/Igambang'Ombe : 36 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.042
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

411 distinct species · 870 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

870 obs · 14 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 321
135–320
71–134
30–70
< 30

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,9°C

Annual rain

1 476mm

Warmest m°

26,8°C

Coldest m°

15,5°C

Elevation: 1 320 m on average (min 674 m, max 4 591 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,9°C
Annual rain
1 476mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
1 320m
Min
674m
Max
4 591m
Std. dev.
606m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(73 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

30,1g/kg

Clay

46,6%

Sand

28,1%

Silt

25,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
40,8g/kg
Clay
46,0%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
45,9%
Sand
28,5%
Silt
25,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
48,0%
Sand
27,2%
Silt
24,8%

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

Land cover

Forest29.2%
Crops48.6%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)20.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,5km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 031km²

Discharge in basins

7,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 409mm/an

Mean T°

18,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,18

Mean runoff

378mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 599m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

183,8%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

Munguni

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

2 km²

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

Sub-administrations4