Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kerio Delta

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

324

Observations

861

Area

2 676,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Kerio Delta : 19 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.083
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

324 distinct species · 861 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

861 obs · 30 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 432
73–431
15–72
5–14
< 5

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

Climate

Mean T°

30,2°C

Annual rain

188mm

Warmest m°

35,4°C

Coldest m°

24,2°C

Elevation: 443 m on average (min 362 m, max 615 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
30,2°C
Annual rain
188mm
Warmest month
35,4°C
Coldest month
24,2°C
Mean alt.
443m
Min
362m
Max
615m
Std. dev.
46m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,3

Org. C

9,0g/kg

Clay

22,9%

Sand

57,7%

Silt

19,4%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana Central

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
19,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
57,3%
Silt
19,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,4
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
57,0%
Silt
19,3%

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

Land cover

Forest2.9%
Crops0.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil53.2%
Other (grassland, water…)43.3%

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

Hydrology14 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

156,4km

Lake surface here

5,51km²

Basins crossed

14

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

23 174km²

Discharge in basins

174,2m³/s

Mean precip.

205mm/an

Mean T°

28,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,90

Mean runoff

112mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

507m

Watersheds crossing here

5 more basins

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

1,8%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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