Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gachuba

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)

Species observed

123

Observations

432

Area

37,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 6 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 Gachuba : 5 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.267
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

123 distinct species · 432 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

432 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 432
432–431
432–431
432–431
< 432

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,8°C

Annual rain

1 657mm

Warmest m°

24,2°C

Coldest m°

12,0°C

Elevation: 1 902 m on average (min 1 805 m, max 2 028 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 657mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
12,0°C
Mean alt.
1 902m
Min
1 805m
Max
2 028m
Std. dev.
45m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,4

Org. C

46,3g/kg

Clay

42,8%

Sand

21,1%

Silt

36,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kitutu Masaba

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
57,6g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
37,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
21,1%
Silt
36,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
35,6g/kg
Clay
46,4%
Sand
19,4%
Silt
34,2%

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

Land cover

Forest37.3%
Crops25.1%
Built-up4.8%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)32.1%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

11,0km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 108km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 555mm/an

Mean T°

19,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,12

Mean runoff

290mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 586m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

8hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

485,2%

Pesticides

1,9kg/km²

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