Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Lembus Kwen

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)

Species observed

183

Observations

318

Area

279km²

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 Lembus Kwen : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.047
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

183 distinct species · 318 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

318 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 139
139–138
113–138
33–112
< 33

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,8°C

Annual rain

1 342mm

Warmest m°

23,4°C

Coldest m°

9,0°C

Elevation: 2 377 m on average (min 1 805 m, max 2 698 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
1 342mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
9,0°C
Mean alt.
2 377m
Min
1 805m
Max
2 698m
Std. dev.
186m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,4

Org. C

48,2g/kg

Clay

42,8%

Sand

30,1%

Silt

27,1%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Eldama Ravine

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
70,8g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,0g/kg
Clay
44,6%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
26,3%

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

Land cover

Forest50.8%
Crops17.2%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)30.5%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

20,3km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 454km²

Discharge in basins

3,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 075mm/an

Mean T°

18,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,37

Mean runoff

342mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 921m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

91,3%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

Lembus

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

169 km²

Timboroa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

58 km²

Metkei

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1954

19 km²

Chemorogok

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1949

13 km²

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