Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Elementaita

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(93 %)

Species observed

139

Observations

396

Area

75,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Elementaita : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.069
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

139 distinct species · 396 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

396 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 396
396–395
396–395
396–395
< 396

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,3°C

Annual rain

899mm

Warmest m°

26,0°C

Coldest m°

11,9°C

Elevation: 1 895 m on average (min 1 782 m, max 2 394 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
899mm
Warmest month
26,0°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
1 895m
Min
1 782m
Max
2 394m
Std. dev.
103m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(93 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

29,5g/kg

Clay

34,6%

Sand

36,3%

Silt

29,1%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Gilgil

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
43,1g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
29,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
28,4%

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

Land cover

Forest8.6%
Crops37.1%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

1

Max drainage

1 666km²

Discharge in basins

0,5m³/s

Mean precip.

904mm/an

Mean T°

15,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

242mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 203m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

175,9%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Lake Nakuru

IUCN II

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990

190 km²

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