Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Karatina Town

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

191

Observations

287

Area

28,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 30 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 Karatina Town : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.058
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

191 distinct species · 287 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

287 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 287
287–286
287–286
287–286
< 287

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,5°C

Annual rain

1 456mm

Warmest m°

23,2°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 1 812 m on average (min 1 727 m, max 1 937 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,5°C
Annual rain
1 456mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 812m
Min
1 727m
Max
1 937m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

33,4g/kg

Clay

39,2%

Sand

27,6%

Silt

33,1%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Mathira

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
43,4g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
27,4%
Silt
33,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
33,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
27,8%
Silt
33,2%

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

Land cover

Forest22.3%
Crops49.8%
Built-up5.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)22.5%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3,7km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 849km²

Discharge in basins

1,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 388mm/an

Mean T°

17,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,19

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

292mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 819m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

7hab/km²

Night light

1,0nW

Built-up

508,8%

Pesticides

0,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

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