Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Garsen West

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)

Species observed

531

Observations

2 040

Area

12 117,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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 West : 22 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.083
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

531 distinct species · 2 040 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 040 obs · 72 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 776
29–775
12–28
4–11
< 4

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,1°C

Annual rain

506mm

Warmest m°

34,7°C

Coldest m°

20,6°C

Elevation: 202 m on average (min 15 m, max 392 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,1°C
Annual rain
506mm
Warmest month
34,7°C
Coldest month
20,6°C
Mean alt.
202m
Min
15m
Max
392m
Std. dev.
64m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,1

Org. C

11,5g/kg

Clay

29,3%

Sand

49,2%

Silt

21,5%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Garsen

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
21,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
21,1%

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

Land cover

Forest8.2%
Crops4.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.4%
Other (grassland, water…)82.8%

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

Hydrology26 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

21,8km

Basins crossed

26

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

85 378km²

Discharge in basins

367,6m³/s

Mean precip.

670mm/an

Mean T°

26,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,62

Mean runoff

36mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

211m

Watersheds crossing here

17 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

0,5%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Tsavo East

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

13 381 km²

Kokani

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2013

588 km²

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