Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kesses

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(62 %)

Species observed

736

Observations

5 532

Area

702,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Kesses : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.060
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

736 distinct species · 5 532 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

5 532 obs · 17 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 317
1 987–2 316
138–1 986
89–137
< 89

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,6°C

Annual rain

1 880mm

Warmest m°

23,1°C

Coldest m°

9,4°C

Elevation: 2 354 m on average (min 2 070 m, max 2 780 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
1 880mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
9,4°C
Mean alt.
2 354m
Min
2 070m
Max
2 780m
Std. dev.
186m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(62 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

39,0g/kg

Clay

43,0%

Sand

31,4%

Silt

25,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
54,5g/kg
Clay
42,9%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
25,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
26,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
44,7%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
24,8%

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

Land cover

Forest32.1%
Crops31.8%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)33.1%

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

183,7%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Lembus

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

169 km²

Timboroa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

58 km²

Nabkoi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

30 km²

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

Sub-administrations4