Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Isiolo South

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(68 %)

Species observed

810

Observations

2 991

Area

10 077,5km²

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 Isiolo South : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
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

810 distinct species · 2 991 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 991 obs · 127 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 368
35–367
8–34
3–7
< 3

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,2°C

Annual rain

461mm

Warmest m°

33,4°C

Coldest m°

20,9°C

Elevation: 426 m on average (min 201 m, max 1 032 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,2°C
Annual rain
461mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
20,9°C
Mean alt.
426m
Min
201m
Max
1 032m
Std. dev.
152m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(68 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,8

Org. C

9,8g/kg

Clay

28,8%

Sand

50,0%

Silt

21,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
21,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
21,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
50,1%
Silt
21,1%

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

Land cover

Forest6.2%
Crops3.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.9%
Other (grassland, water…)86.1%

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

Hydrology22 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

234,9km

Basins crossed

22

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

61 886km²

Discharge in basins

166,3m³/s

Mean precip.

412mm/an

Mean T°

25,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,80

Mean runoff

37mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

446m

Watersheds crossing here

13 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

2,6%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1

Kora

IUCN II

National Park · 1989

1 790 km²

Rahole

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1976

1 270 km²

Meru

IUCN II

National Park · 1966

871 km²

Nyambene

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 2000

641 km²

Bisandi

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1979

607 km²

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

Sub-administrations3