South Turkana
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1979
1 086 km²
Commune · KEN
Lobokat
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)
Species observed
72
Observations
118
Area
976,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Lobokat : 20 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.078
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
72 distinct species · 118 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
483mm
Warmest m°
33,9°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 940 m on average (min 737 m, max 1 813 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
483mm
Warmest month
33,9°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
940m
Min
737m
Max
1 813m
Std. dev.
160m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
24,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
24,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
24,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.6%
Crops1.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)85.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
44,2km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
9 988km²
Discharge in basins
18,5m³/s
Mean precip.
493mm/an
Mean T°
23,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,74
Mean runoff
187mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
956m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area1 020,4 km²overlap491.76 km²50%
- Bassin de Turkwel riversub-area603,2 km²overlap295.51 km²30%
- Bassin de Keriosub-area545,1 km²overlap67.79 km²7%
- Bassin de Turkwel riversub-area133 km²overlap43.33 km²4%
- Bassin de Embobutsub-area2 296,6 km²overlap38.68 km²4%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area500,1 km²overlap38.62 km²4%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area988,7 km²overlap0.46 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,1%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN