Tana River Delta Ramsar Site
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 623 km²
Commune · KEN
Garsen South
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)
Species observed
370
Observations
1 141
Area
670,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Garsen South : 23 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.061
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
370 distinct species · 1 141 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
752mm
Warmest m°
34,1°C
Coldest m°
21,9°C
Elevation: 30 m on average (min 3 m, max 92 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,0°C
Annual rain
752mm
Warmest month
34,1°C
Coldest month
21,9°C
Mean alt.
30m
Min
3m
Max
92m
Std. dev.
19m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
22,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Garsen
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
29,2g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
23,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
22,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
21,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.8%
Crops7.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)70.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
55,9km
Lake surface here
0,64km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
95 249km²
Discharge in basins
176,1m³/s
Mean precip.
754mm/an
Mean T°
26,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,53
Mean runoff
74mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
48m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area324,1 km²overlap209.09 km²31%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area308,8 km²overlap151.25 km²23%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area184,2 km²overlap119.61 km²18%
- Basin #08480sub-area1 482,6 km²overlap92.25 km²14%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area2 065,9 km²overlap76.25 km²11%
- Basin #98400sub-area1 340,9 km²overlap12.73 km²2%
- Basin #98490sub-area677,4 km²overlap9.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area12,6 km²overlap0.25 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
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
13,8%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN