Ontologia

District · uga

Kasese

Uganda

AwTropical, savannah(63 %)

Species observed

2 513

Observations

165 699

Area

3 339,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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 Kasese : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.071
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

2 513 distinct species · 165 699 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

165 699 obs · 82 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 33 645
3 549–33 644
991–3 548
261–990
< 261

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,6°C

Annual rain

1 981mm

Warmest m°

26,2°C

Coldest m°

16,0°C

Elevation: 1 478 m on average (min 895 m, max 4 585 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,6°C
Annual rain
1 981mm
Warmest month
26,2°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
1 478m
Min
895m
Max
4 585m
Std. dev.
824m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(63 %)Tropical

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

52,9g/kg

Clay

35,7%

Sand

34,8%

Silt

29,5%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
67,9g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
52,8g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
29,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
29,2%

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

Land cover

Forest20.8%
Crops30.6%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%

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

Hydrology13 basins · 8 lakes · 19 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

444,8km

Lake surface here

365,89km²

Basins crossed

13

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

11 686km²

Discharge in basins

117,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 135mm/an

Mean T°

20,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,30

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

149mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 381m

Watersheds crossing here

4 more basins

Lakes (8, top by area)

Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)

7 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

118,6%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas15

IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN III · 1IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Virunga

IUCN II

National Park · 1925

7 827 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations2