Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Hells Gate

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(50 %)

Species observed

768

Observations

50 464

Area

179,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Hells Gate : 16 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

768 distinct species · 50 464 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

50 464 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 46 680
46 680–46 679
46 680–46 679
3 309–46 679
< 3 309

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,2°C

Annual rain

932mm

Warmest m°

24,6°C

Coldest m°

10,9°C

Elevation: 1 998 m on average (min 1 882 m, max 2 384 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
932mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
1 998m
Min
1 882m
Max
2 384m
Std. dev.
105m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(50 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

28,3g/kg

Clay

32,8%

Sand

37,5%

Silt

29,7%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Naivasha

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
36,3g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
29,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
29,4%

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

Land cover

Forest8.6%
Crops21.9%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)64.8%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Lake surface here

37,18km²

Basins crossed

1

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

961mm/an

Mean T°

14,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

253mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 359m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

5hab/km²

Night light

1,7nW

Built-up

259,4%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Lake Naivasha

IUCN IV

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995

306 km²

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