Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kinale

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

584

Observations

16 715

Area

208,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 6 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 Kinale : 6 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.267
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

584 distinct species · 16 715 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

16 715 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 14 745
14 745–14 744
968–14 744
454–967
< 454

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,4°C

Annual rain

1 407mm

Warmest m°

20,8°C

Coldest m°

7,0°C

Elevation: 2 479 m on average (min 1 928 m, max 2 685 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,4°C
Annual rain
1 407mm
Warmest month
20,8°C
Coldest month
7,0°C
Mean alt.
2 479m
Min
1 928m
Max
2 685m
Std. dev.
150m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)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

60,1g/kg

Clay

32,5%

Sand

28,7%

Silt

38,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Lari

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
80,8g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
28,5%
Silt
38,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
56,7g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
38,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
39,3%

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

Land cover

Forest54.4%
Crops13.8%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)29.8%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

41,3km

Lake surface here

0,31km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 657km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 076mm/an

Mean T°

18,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

181mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 768m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

118,8%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Kijabe Hill

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1980

7 km²

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