Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Isukha North

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(89 %)

Species observed

74

Observations

132

Area

79,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 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 Isukha North : 9 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.145
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

74 distinct species · 132 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

132 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 132
132–131
132–131
132–131
< 132

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,9°C

Annual rain

1 690mm

Warmest m°

27,7°C

Coldest m°

13,7°C

Elevation: 1 587 m on average (min 1 545 m, max 1 760 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,9°C
Annual rain
1 690mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
1 587m
Min
1 545m
Max
1 760m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(89 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

33,4g/kg

Clay

44,3%

Sand

27,3%

Silt

28,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Shinyalu

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
45,5g/kg
Clay
43,8%
Sand
27,5%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
32,6g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
27,3%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
45,0%
Sand
27,2%
Silt
27,7%

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

Land cover

Forest44.9%
Crops23.7%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)27.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

12,9km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 194km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 833mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,03

Mean runoff

488mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 525m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

263,4%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

197 km²

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 1985

44 km²

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