Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gituamba

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

237

Observations

2 607

Area

72,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 13 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 Gituamba : 13 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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

237 distinct species · 2 607 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 607 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 138
2 138–2 137
2 138–2 137
444–2 137
< 444

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,8°C

Annual rain

1 381mm

Warmest m°

23,1°C

Coldest m°

9,6°C

Elevation: 1 997 m on average (min 1 746 m, max 2 351 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
1 381mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
9,6°C
Mean alt.
1 997m
Min
1 746m
Max
2 351m
Std. dev.
171m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

53,3g/kg

Clay

41,4%

Sand

24,0%

Silt

34,6%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Gatundu North

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
71,1g/kg
Clay
41,5%
Sand
23,9%
Silt
34,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
40,9%
Sand
24,3%
Silt
34,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
36,5g/kg
Clay
41,7%
Sand
23,8%
Silt
34,4%

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

Land cover

Forest42.3%
Crops30.8%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)24.3%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

33,0km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 909km²

Discharge in basins

0,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 185mm/an

Mean T°

17,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,27

Mean runoff

232mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 733m

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

243,7%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

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