Nyambene
IUCN Not ReportedNational Reserve · 2000
641 km²
Commune · KEN
Karama
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(77 %)
Species observed
176
Observations
276
Area
165,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Karama : 10 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.167
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
176 distinct species · 276 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,3°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest m°
27,6°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 1 298 m on average (min 934 m, max 2 326 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest month
27,6°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
1 298m
Min
934m
Max
2 326m
Std. dev.
357m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(77 %)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
20,9g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
23,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tigania East
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
40,1%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
22,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.0%
Crops29.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)52.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
5
Max drainage
20 610km²
Discharge in basins
10,3m³/s
Mean precip.
782mm/an
Mean T°
22,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
127mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
989m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
74,5%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN