Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Lake Zone

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(60 %)

Species observed

445

Observations

926

Area

4 416km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Lake Zone : 20 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.074
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

445 distinct species · 926 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

926 obs · 52 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 323
24–322
5–23
2–4
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

29,1°C

Annual rain

291mm

Warmest m°

33,7°C

Coldest m°

24,2°C

Elevation: 477 m on average (min 362 m, max 1 203 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,1°C
Annual rain
291mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
24,2°C
Mean alt.
477m
Min
362m
Max
1 203m
Std. dev.
143m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(60 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,9

Org. C

14,6g/kg

Clay

29,5%

Sand

46,7%

Silt

23,8%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana North

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
23,6%

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

Land cover

Forest2.8%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil6.9%
Other (grassland, water…)89.8%

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

Hydrology16 basins · 4 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

123,6km

Lake surface here

1 443,04km²

Basins crossed

16

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

92 426km²

Discharge in basins

895,5m³/s

Mean precip.

303mm/an

Mean T°

28,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,84

Mean runoff

59mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

486m

Watersheds crossing here

7 more basins

Lakes (4, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

2,2%

Pesticides

0,4kg/km²

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