Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Igembe East

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

548

Observations

5 309

Area

362,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 20 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 Igembe East : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.089
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

548 distinct species · 5 309 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

5 309 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 926
1 926–1 925
1 300–1 925
474–1 299
< 474

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,5°C

Annual rain

886mm

Warmest m°

30,5°C

Coldest m°

18,6°C

Elevation: 768 m on average (min 474 m, max 1 644 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,5°C
Annual rain
886mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
18,6°C
Mean alt.
768m
Min
474m
Max
1 644m
Std. dev.
235m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

18,4g/kg

Clay

41,6%

Sand

36,0%

Silt

22,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Igembe Central

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
40,1%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
22,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
17,9g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
44,3%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
21,5%

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

Land cover

Forest16.4%
Crops26.9%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)54.7%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

19,0km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 073km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

829mm/an

Mean T°

23,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,58

Mean runoff

102mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

805m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

67,8%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1

Meru

IUCN II

National Park · 1966

871 km²

Bisandi

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1979

607 km²

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