Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2011
331 km²
Commune · KEN
Lare
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
392
Observations
2 650
Area
72,7km²
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 Lare : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
392 distinct species · 2 650 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 038mm
Warmest m°
25,0°C
Coldest m°
10,8°C
Elevation: 2 088 m on average (min 1 830 m, max 2 292 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 038mm
Warmest month
25,0°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
2 088m
Min
1 830m
Max
2 292m
Std. dev.
83m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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
6,2
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
33,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Njoro
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
33,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
33,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
32,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.5%
Crops39.9%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)42.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 666km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
904mm/an
Mean T°
15,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
242mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 203m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
254,4%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Lake Nakuru
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990
190 km²
Lake Nakuru
IUCN IINational Park · 1968
190 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN