Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kariara

Kenya

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

Species observed

549

Observations

1 494

Area

165,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Kariara : 16 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.073
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

549 distinct species · 1 494 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 494 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 625
625–624
474–624
245–473
< 245

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,5°C

Annual rain

1 507mm

Warmest m°

21,8°C

Coldest m°

8,3°C

Elevation: 2 211 m on average (min 1 758 m, max 3 228 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
1 507mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
8,3°C
Mean alt.
2 211m
Min
1 758m
Max
3 228m
Std. dev.
302m
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

5,1

Org. C

61,8g/kg

Clay

40,0%

Sand

24,9%

Silt

35,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Gatanga

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
82,6g/kg
Clay
40,4%
Sand
24,8%
Silt
34,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
61,3g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
25,0%
Silt
34,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
25,0%
Silt
35,5%

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

Land cover

Forest49.5%
Crops21.2%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)27.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,1km

Lake surface here

2,05km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 909km²

Discharge in basins

1,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 185mm/an

Mean T°

17,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,27

Mean runoff

232mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 730m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

191,3%

Pesticides

0,6kg/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