Ontologia

County · ken

Garissa

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(55 %)

Species observed

1 069

Observations

6 191

Area

43 850,3km²

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 Garissa : 17 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.095
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

1 069 distinct species · 6 191 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

6 191 obs · 240 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 348
50–347
8–49
3–7
< 3

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,9°C

Annual rain

500mm

Warmest m°

35,5°C

Coldest m°

21,5°C

Elevation: 149 m on average (min 3 m, max 498 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,9°C
Annual rain
500mm
Warmest month
35,5°C
Coldest month
21,5°C
Mean alt.
149m
Min
3m
Max
498m
Std. dev.
89m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(55 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,5

Org. C

11,7g/kg

Clay

28,9%

Sand

49,3%

Silt

21,8%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
50,2%
Silt
22,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
21,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
21,6%

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

Land cover

Forest12.8%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)81.8%

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

Hydrology79 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

86,4km

Basins crossed

79

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

95 249km²

Discharge in basins

903,1m³/s

Mean precip.

412mm/an

Mean T°

27,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,77

Mean runoff

28mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

149m

Watersheds crossing here

70 more basins

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

4,6%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 2🌊 Marine · 1

Boni Ijara

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

4 519 km²

Kora

IUCN II

National Park · 1989

1 790 km²

Boni

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 1976

1 340 km²

Rahole

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1976

1 270 km²

Arawale

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1974

627 km²

Panda Nguo

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

403 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations16