Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Eldama Ravine

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)

Species observed

459

Observations

1 399

Area

905,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Eldama Ravine : 28 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.065
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

459 distinct species · 1 399 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 399 obs · 23 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 392
139–391
72–138
31–71
< 31

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,3°C

Annual rain

1 233mm

Warmest m°

24,0°C

Coldest m°

9,6°C

Elevation: 2 259 m on average (min 1 630 m, max 2 907 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 233mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
9,6°C
Mean alt.
2 259m
Min
1 630m
Max
2 907m
Std. dev.
289m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)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

42,9g/kg

Clay

41,7%

Sand

29,9%

Silt

28,4%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
63,1g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
28,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
28,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
30,2g/kg
Clay
43,5%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
27,6%

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

Land cover

Forest40.5%
Crops22.8%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)34.9%

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

Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

89,3km

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 356km²

Discharge in basins

12,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 067mm/an

Mean T°

18,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

338mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 943m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

105,9%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 9

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Lembus

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

169 km²

Maji Mazuri

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

78 km²

Timboroa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

58 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5