Marsabit
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
157 km²
Commune · KEN
Karare
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)
Species observed
465
Observations
1 747
Area
700,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Karare : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.091
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
465 distinct species · 1 747 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
752mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 936 m on average (min 525 m, max 1 546 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
752mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
936m
Min
525m
Max
1 546m
Std. dev.
169m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,3g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
22,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Saku
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
23,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
22,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
22,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops7.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)76.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
9
Max drainage
6 091km²
Discharge in basins
8,1m³/s
Mean precip.
441mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,79
Mean runoff
130mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
634m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #80890sub-area1 528,4 km²overlap236.74 km²34%
- Basin #95700sub-area321,4 km²overlap116.63 km²17%
- Basin #95820sub-area524,6 km²overlap99.57 km²14%
- Basin #96670sub-area998,8 km²overlap91.16 km²13%
- Basin #85030sub-area536,8 km²overlap83.16 km²12%
- Basin #80710sub-area553,1 km²overlap39.45 km²6%
- Basin #96540sub-area285,8 km²overlap17.72 km²3%
- Basin #88370sub-area1 569,2 km²overlap15.51 km²2%
- Basin #99460sub-area2 530,9 km²overlap0.61 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,5%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN