Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kieni

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)

Species observed

2 432

Observations

70 627

Area

1 814km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 9 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 Kieni : 8 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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

2 432 distinct species · 70 627 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

70 627 obs · 45 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 10 066
4 392–10 065
1 505–4 391
549–1 504
< 549

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,4°C

Annual rain

1 556mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

8,5°C

Elevation: 2 397 m on average (min 1 721 m, max 4 632 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
1 556mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
8,5°C
Mean alt.
2 397m
Min
1 721m
Max
4 632m
Std. dev.
533m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)Temperate

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

45,3g/kg

Clay

33,7%

Sand

38,7%

Silt

27,6%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
59,2g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
42,1g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
34,6g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
27,3%

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

Land cover

Forest33.8%
Crops29.0%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)34.6%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

112,3km

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

20,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 140mm/an

Mean T°

14,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,23

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

290mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 286m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

117,6%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1📍 Point sites · 2

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations8