Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Garissa Township

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(61 %)

Species observed

292

Observations

1 783

Area

600,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Township : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.067
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

292 distinct species · 1 783 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 783 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 363
196–1 362
67–195
15–66
< 15

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,8°C

Annual rain

381mm

Warmest m°

35,1°C

Coldest m°

21,0°C

Elevation: 207 m on average (min 137 m, max 240 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
381mm
Warmest month
35,1°C
Coldest month
21,0°C
Mean alt.
207m
Min
137m
Max
240m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(61 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,6

Org. C

6,1g/kg

Clay

20,6%

Sand

66,1%

Silt

13,3%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
13,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
66,4%
Silt
13,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
13,4%

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

Land cover

Forest5.2%
Crops0.7%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil5.3%
Other (grassland, water…)87.4%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

21,7km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

34 404km²

Discharge in basins

37,2m³/s

Mean precip.

389mm/an

Mean T°

28,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,81

Mean runoff

10mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

174m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

140,0%

Pesticides

0,7kg/km²

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

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