Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Langata

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)

Species observed

1 766

Observations

312 732

Area

208,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Langata : 14 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.133
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

1 766 distinct species · 312 732 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

312 732 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 219 128
219 128–219 127
50 837–219 127
24 020–50 836
< 24 020

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

823mm

Warmest m°

26,2°C

Coldest m°

11,8°C

Elevation: 1 713 m on average (min 1 517 m, max 1 957 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
823mm
Warmest month
26,2°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 713m
Min
1 517m
Max
1 957m
Std. dev.
104m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

22,5g/kg

Clay

46,9%

Sand

29,3%

Silt

23,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
45,5%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
21,6g/kg
Clay
46,7%
Sand
29,5%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
48,5%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
22,9%

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

Land cover

Forest14.4%
Crops24.6%
Built-up5.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)55.4%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

54,5km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 887km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

817mm/an

Mean T°

18,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,47

Mean runoff

91mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 748m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

9hab/km²

Night light

6,7nW

Built-up

511,0%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1

Nairobi

IUCN II

National Park · 1946

116 km²

Ngong Road

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

10 km²

Dagoretti

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1938

8 km²

Ololua

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

6 km²

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

Sub-administrations4