Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kangema

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(94 %)

Species observed

209

Observations

365

Area

291,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 34 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 Kangema : 32 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.046
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

209 distinct species · 365 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

365 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 151
151–150
111–150
58–110
< 58

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,4°C

Annual rain

1 711mm

Warmest m°

21,6°C

Coldest m°

8,4°C

Elevation: 2 200 m on average (min 1 324 m, max 3 670 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
1 711mm
Warmest month
21,6°C
Coldest month
8,4°C
Mean alt.
2 200m
Min
1 324m
Max
3 670m
Std. dev.
481m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(94 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,2

Org. C

63,7g/kg

Clay

39,4%

Sand

25,2%

Silt

35,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
82,6g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
35,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
62,9g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
25,4%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
24,8%
Silt
35,2%

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

Land cover

Forest46.5%
Crops27.4%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)23.7%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

3

Max drainage

1 909km²

Discharge in basins

3,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 639mm/an

Mean T°

16,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,01

Mean runoff

305mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 935m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

224,6%

Pesticides

0,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

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

Sub-administrations3