Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Gichugu

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(47 %)

Species observed

1 331

Observations

51 072

Area

542km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 7 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 Gichugu : 6 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 19.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.191
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

1 331 distinct species · 51 072 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

51 072 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 46 712
1 929–46 711
648–1 928
179–647
< 179

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,1°C

Annual rain

1 839mm

Warmest m°

22,3°C

Coldest m°

10,7°C

Elevation: 1 994 m on average (min 1 030 m, max 4 632 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,1°C
Annual rain
1 839mm
Warmest month
22,3°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
1 994m
Min
1 030m
Max
4 632m
Std. dev.
682m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(47 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,2

Org. C

57,0g/kg

Clay

40,1%

Sand

28,0%

Silt

31,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
74,7g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
28,5%
Silt
32,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
57,7g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
28,4%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
38,6g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
27,3%
Silt
31,6%

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

Land cover

Forest43.9%
Crops30.7%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)23.1%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

45,5km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 031km²

Discharge in basins

5,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 288mm/an

Mean T°

18,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,27

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

286mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 602m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

182,3%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5