Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kiambu

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)

Species observed

383

Observations

4 428

Area

105,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Kiambu : 31 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.054
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

383 distinct species · 4 428 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 428 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 800
2 800–2 799
2 800–2 799
2 800–2 799
< 2 800

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,4°C

Annual rain

952mm

Warmest m°

25,8°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 1 691 m on average (min 1 564 m, max 1 885 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 691m
Min
1 564m
Max
1 885m
Std. dev.
72m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

27,7g/kg

Clay

42,5%

Sand

25,0%

Silt

32,5%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
35,8g/kg
Clay
42,0%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
32,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
27,2g/kg
Clay
42,0%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
32,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
43,7%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
31,9%

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

Land cover

Forest14.5%
Crops41.0%
Built-up6.8%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)37.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,7km

Lake surface here

0,13km²

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

1 887km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 076mm/an

Mean T°

17,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,30

Mean runoff

155mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 846m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

10hab/km²

Night light

4,3nW

Built-up

676,4%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Kamiti

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

2 km²

Kiambu

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

1 km²

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

Sub-administrations3