Mwea
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
68 km²
Commune · KEN
Kivaa
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
270
Observations
464
Area
518km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Kivaa : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.050
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
270 distinct species · 464 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
939mm
Warmest m°
28,7°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 1 039 m on average (min 757 m, max 1 383 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
939mm
Warmest month
28,7°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
1 039m
Min
757m
Max
1 383m
Std. dev.
97m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
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
12,3g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
20,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Masinga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
20,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
19,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.5%
Crops67.0%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)25.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 3 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
57,8km
Lake surface here
7,78km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 349km²
Discharge in basins
54,2m³/s
Mean precip.
757mm/an
Mean T°
21,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Mean runoff
158mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 077m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
102,6%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN