Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kuresoi North

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)

Species observed

501

Observations

2 407

Area

611,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Kuresoi North : 26 espèces reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.061
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

501 distinct species · 2 407 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 407 obs · 14 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 401
289–1 400
103–288
93–102
< 93

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,2°C

Annual rain

2 041mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

8,1°C

Elevation: 2 566 m on average (min 2 211 m, max 2 850 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,2°C
Annual rain
2 041mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
8,1°C
Mean alt.
2 566m
Min
2 211m
Max
2 850m
Std. dev.
124m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

44,5g/kg

Clay

40,5%

Sand

30,4%

Silt

29,1%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
61,2g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
29,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
29,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
42,6%
Sand
29,3%
Silt
28,0%

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

Land cover

Forest25.7%
Crops37.2%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%

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

Hydrology8 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

80,3km

Lake surface here

0,20km²

Basins crossed

8

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 577km²

Discharge in basins

7,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 381mm/an

Mean T°

16,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,13

Mean runoff

361mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 226m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

189,8%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 8

Eastern Mau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

658 km²

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Western Mau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

226 km²

Maji Mazuri

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

78 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations4