Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kibwezi East

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)

Species observed

1 234

Observations

16 022

Area

2 311,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 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 Kibwezi East : 9 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 16.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.164
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

1 234 distinct species · 16 022 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

16 022 obs · 54 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 734
521–3 733
123–520
39–122
< 39

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,6°C

Annual rain

713mm

Warmest m°

30,1°C

Coldest m°

16,5°C

Elevation: 815 m on average (min 420 m, max 1 965 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
713mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
16,5°C
Mean alt.
815m
Min
420m
Max
1 965m
Std. dev.
271m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,4

Org. C

12,4g/kg

Clay

28,9%

Sand

55,6%

Silt

15,5%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
15,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
15,0%

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

Land cover

Forest15.3%
Crops37.5%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)45.0%

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

Hydrology15 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

239,2km

Basins crossed

15

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

31 702km²

Discharge in basins

154,0m³/s

Mean precip.

703mm/an

Mean T°

23,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,60

Mean runoff

105mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

816m

Watersheds crossing here

6 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

76,2%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Tsavo East

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

13 381 km²

Tsavo West

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

7 024 km²

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

Sub-administrations4