Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Elwak South

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)

Species observed

62

Observations

98

Area

154,6km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

62 distinct species · 98 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

98 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 45
45–44
45–44
34–44
< 34

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,3°C

Annual rain

396mm

Warmest m°

35,1°C

Coldest m°

21,1°C

Elevation: 385 m on average (min 381 m, max 390 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
396mm
Warmest month
35,1°C
Coldest month
21,1°C
Mean alt.
385m
Min
381m
Max
390m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,8

Org. C

15,7g/kg

Clay

28,6%

Sand

44,5%

Silt

27,0%

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

Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Mandera South

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
26,2%

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

Land cover

Forest8.7%
Crops1.7%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil9.0%
Other (grassland, water…)79.5%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

2

Max drainage

3 300km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

331mm/an

Mean T°

26,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,85

Mean runoff

13mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

456m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

9hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

110,4%

Pesticides

0,7kg/km²

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