Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gaichanjiru

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(56 %)

Species observed

76

Observations

359

Area

50,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 Gaichanjiru : 17 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.084
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

76 distinct species · 359 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

359 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 180
180–179
180–179
109–179
< 109

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,5°C

Annual rain

1 309mm

Warmest m°

25,9°C

Coldest m°

12,3°C

Elevation: 1 549 m on average (min 1 353 m, max 1 798 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 309mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
1 549m
Min
1 353m
Max
1 798m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(56 %)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

31,9g/kg

Clay

55,6%

Sand

19,1%

Silt

25,4%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kandara

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
45,4g/kg
Clay
53,9%
Sand
19,9%
Silt
26,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
28,2g/kg
Clay
55,0%
Sand
19,3%
Silt
25,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
57,8%
Sand
17,9%
Silt
24,2%

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

Land cover

Forest18.9%
Crops44.2%
Built-up4.8%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)32.0%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

3

Max drainage

4 853km²

Discharge in basins

2,8m³/s

Mean precip.

987mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

202mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 311m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

483,3%

Pesticides

0,4kg/km²

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