Gwasi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1941
49 km²
Commune · KEN
Gwassi North
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(87 %)
Species observed
244
Observations
1 215
Area
290,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Gwassi North : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.061
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
244 distinct species · 1 215 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 616mm
Warmest m°
25,0°C
Coldest m°
20,5°C
Elevation: 1 223 m on average (min 1 133 m, max 1 992 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
1 616mm
Warmest month
25,0°C
Coldest month
20,5°C
Mean alt.
1 223m
Min
1 133m
Max
1 992m
Std. dev.
190m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(87 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
25,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Suba
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
43,7g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
26,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
29,8g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
26,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,6g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
25,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.2%
Crops5.8%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)86.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
207,57km²
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
10 005km²
Discharge in basins
13,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 103mm/an
Mean T°
22,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
230mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 212m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
60,5%
Pesticides
1,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN