Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gathara

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(94 %)

Species observed

234

Observations

916

Area

149,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Gathara : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.059
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

234 distinct species · 916 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

916 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 553
553–552
553–552
249–552
< 249

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

Climate

Mean T°

11,7°C

Annual rain

1 622mm

Warmest m°

19,0°C

Coldest m°

5,5°C

Elevation: 2 820 m on average (min 2 425 m, max 3 670 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,7°C
Annual rain
1 622mm
Warmest month
19,0°C
Coldest month
5,5°C
Mean alt.
2 820m
Min
2 425m
Max
3 670m
Std. dev.
309m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(94 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

53,3g/kg

Clay

32,9%

Sand

35,5%

Silt

31,6%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kinangop

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
71,3g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
31,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
49,8g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
31,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,9g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
31,7%

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

Land cover

Forest43.2%
Crops21.0%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)32.6%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

9,6km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 000mm/an

Mean T°

14,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,33

Mean runoff

251mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 268m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

153,9%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

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