Meru
IUCN IINational Park · 1966
871 km²
Constituency · KEN
Igembe South
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)
Species observed
1 170
Observations
22 039
Area
828,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 South : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.092
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
1 170 distinct species · 22 039 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,9°C
Annual rain
898mm
Warmest m°
31,0°C
Coldest m°
18,8°C
Elevation: 719 m on average (min 340 m, max 2 135 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,9°C
Annual rain
898mm
Warmest month
31,0°C
Coldest month
18,8°C
Mean alt.
719m
Min
340m
Max
2 135m
Std. dev.
347m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
20,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
20,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.8%
Crops19.5%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)54.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,0km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
22 458km²
Discharge in basins
40,8m³/s
Mean precip.
730mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
141mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
721m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
66,1%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN